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President’s Signing Statement Objects to Detention Provisions in Defense Legislation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

John R. Crook
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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , April 2012 , pp. 360 - 364
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2012

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1 [Editor’s note: The length and complexity of the legislation preclude full discussion of all relevant provisions. Major elements will be addressed in this and subsequent installments of Contemporary Practice.]

2 Walter Pincus, House Passes $690 Billion Defense Authorization Bill, Wash. Post, May 27, 2011, at A4; Charlie Savage, Senate Offers Revised Rules for Suspects of Terrorism, N.Y. Times, June 24, 2011, at A8; Peter Finn, Senate Panel Alters Rules on Handling Terrorism Detainees, Wash. Post, Nov. 16, 2011, at A5; Editorial, Congress’s Over step on Terrorism, Wash. Post, Nov. 21, 2011, at Al 4; Charlie Savage, Senate Approves Requiring Military Custody in Terror Cases, N.Y. Times, Nov. 30, 2011, at Al 9; Charlie Savage, Senate Declines to Clarify Rights of American Qaeda Suspects Arrested in U.S., N.Y. Times, Dec. 2, 2011, at A22.

3 Peter Finn, White House Threatens to Veto 2012 Defense Authorization Act, Wash. Post, Nov. 18, 2011, at A9.

4 Carl Levin & John McCain, A Balanced Approach to Detainees, Wash. Post, Nov. 28, 2011, ar Al 9; Felicia Sonmez, Lawmakers Try Again to Ease White House Concerns About Detainee Rules, Wash. Post, Dec. 13, 2011, at A9; Charlie Savage, Obama Drops Veto Treat over Military Authorization Bill’After Revisions, N.Y. Times, Dec. 15, 2011, at A26; Felicia Sonmez, White House Drops Defense Bill Veto Threat, Wash. Post, Dec. 15, 2011, at A4; Felicia Sonmez & Joby Warrick, Congress Sends $662 Billion Defense Measure to President, Wash. Post, Dec. 16, 2011, at A5.

5 Military Bill on Spending Is Approved by Congress, N.Y. Times, Dec. 16, 2011, at A27.

6 David Nakamura, Obama Reluctantly Signs Defense Spending Bill, Wash. Post, Jan. 1, 2012, at A6.

7 White House Press Release, Statement by the President on H.R. 1540 (Dec. 31, 2011), at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/31/statement-president-hr-1540.