http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2009/11/24/a-trial-that-will-convict-us-all/ World news, political analysis, and opinion commentary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:24:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2009/11/24/a-trial-that-will-convict-us-all/comment-page-1/#comment-152862 Dry Fishes Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:48:03 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=2443#comment-152862 Youmadecertain Youmadecertain

]]> http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2009/11/24/a-trial-that-will-convict-us-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 sue Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:24:26 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=2443#comment-2106 Dr. Roberts' article gets to the heart of the issue here: we, the U.S., do not have a history of creating tribunals for those we think are guilty, and of reserving full due process for those we like. That approach is antithetical to the principles that led to what our Constitution is. Although I believe Art. III courts or courts-martial are the best options for trying detainees, I fear that Dr. Roberts may be correct: decisions will be made to ensure convictions, eschewing decades, indeed centuries, of judicial precedents in criminal justice. Dr. Roberts’ article gets to the heart of the issue here: we, the U.S., do not have a history of creating tribunals for those we think are guilty, and of reserving full due process for those we like. That approach is antithetical to the principles that led to what our Constitution is.
Although I believe Art. III courts or courts-martial are the best options for trying detainees, I fear that Dr. Roberts may be correct: decisions will be made to ensure convictions, eschewing decades, indeed centuries, of judicial precedents in criminal justice.

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