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National Emergency Powers: A Brief Overview of Presidential Suspensions of the Habeas Corpus Privilege and Invocations of Martial Law
This report outlines martial law and the suspension of habeus corpus.
Date:
September 20, 1976
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Resolved: That the Power of the Presidency Should be Significantly Curtailed: A Preliminary Bibliography on the 1974-75 Intercollegiate Debate Topic
This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the 1974-75 intercollegiate debate topic regarding the reducing the power of the President.
Date:
August 7, 1974
Creator:
Morgan, Anne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Veterans Pension Program: Past, Present, Future
This report examines major military pension enactments, to determine conditions under which they were enacted, what the provisions were, and what the results and outcomes of some of the legislation were.
Date:
November 25, 1977
Creator:
Rashkow, Ilona N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Extradition To and From the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties
“Extradition” is the formal surrender of a person by a State to another State for prosecution or punishment. Extradition to or from the United States is a creature of treaty. The United States has extradition treaties with over a hundred of the nations of the world. International terrorism and drug trafficking have made extradition an increasingly important law enforcement tool. This report is a brief overview of federal law in the area and of the adjustments in recent treaties to make them more responsive to American law enforcement interests.
Date:
September 30, 2003
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Extradition To and From the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties
Report outlining information about treaties and procedures followed by the United States related to extradition requests (originating in the U.S. or from a foreign country) to surrender a person for prosecution or punishment in another country. It includes footnotes and citations documenting relevant legal authority for the explanations, as well as an appendix listing the countries with which the U.S. does or does not have extradition treaties.
Date:
August 3, 2007
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Extradition To and From the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties
"Extradition" is the formal surrender of a person by a State to another State for prosecution or punishment. Extradition to or from the United States is a creature of treaty. The United States has extradition treaties with over a hundred of the nations of the world. International terrorism and drug trafficking have made extradition an increasingly important law enforcement tool. This is a brief overview of federal law in the area and of the adjustments in recent treaties to make them more responsive to American law enforcement interests.
Date:
March 17, 2010
Creator:
Garcia, Michael John & Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Military Commissions Act of 2009 (MCA 2009): Overview and Legal Issues
This report provides a background and analysis comparing military commissions as envisioned under the revised Military Commissions Act (MCA) to those established by the MCA 2006. After reviewing the history of the implementation of military commissions in the armed conflict against Al Qaeda and associated forces, the report provides an overview of the procedural safeguards provided in the MCA. Finally, the report provides two charts comparing the MCA as amended by the MCA 2009 to the original MCA enacted in 2006 and to general courts-martial.
Date:
March 7, 2014
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Military Commissions Act of 2009 (MCA 2009): Overview and Legal Issues
This report provides a background and analysis comparing military commissions as envisioned under the revised Military Commission ACT (MCA) to those established by the MCA 2006. The report provides an overview of the procedural safeguards provided in the MCA. Finally, the report provides two charts comparing the MCA as amended by the MCA 2009 to the original MCA enacted in 2006 and to general courts-martial.
Date:
August 4, 2014
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Military Commissions Act of 2009 (MCA 2009): Overview and Legal Issues
This report provides a background and analysis comparing military commissions as envisioned under the revised Military Commissions Act (MCA) to those established by the MCA 2006. After reviewing the history of the implementation of military commissions in the armed conflict against Al Qaeda and associated forces, the report provides an overview of the procedural safeguards provided in the MCA. Finally, the report provides two charts comparing the MCA as amended by the MCA 2009 to the original MCA enacted in 2006 and to general courts-martial.
Date:
May 13, 2013
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Justice: A Summary of its Legislative and Judicial Development
This report discusses the military justice system and legislation and judicial decisions regarding it.
Date:
September 19, 1969
Creator:
Ujevich, Robert M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Pentagon Papers as Described by the American Press: Summaries of Major Newspaper Articles
This report provides summaries of the major points in the "Pentagon Papers", which were classified documents regarding U.S. involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1968 that were published by the New York Times in 1971. Short summaries of articles in major newspapers across the country regarding the "Pentagon Papers" are provided in this report.
Date:
August 6, 1971
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Foreign Affairs Division
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Supreme Court, 1970-1971 Term-January 26 to March 29 1971
This report is the fourth report on the 1970-1971 term of the United States Supreme Court. They were created as a response to requests for analyses of individual Supreme Court decisions or series of decisions.
Date:
April 7, 1971
Creator:
Costello, George A. & Killian, Johnny H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Amnesty: A Brief Historical Overview
This report discusses the concept of amnesty and provides a brief historical survey of the issuance of amnesties in the United States and the social conditions that brought them about and the after effects of their use.
Date:
February 28, 1972
Creator:
Etridge, John C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Acts of Civil Disobedience in American History: Selected Examples
This report provides a listing of selected examples of civil disobedience in American history from the 1760s through the 1960s with brief descriptions of the events of each protest.
Date:
February 9, 1972
Creator:
Downing, Paul M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Statutory Restrictions on the Position of Secretary of Defense: Issues for Congress
This report is designed to assist Congress as it considers how to proceed with the proposed nomination of General (Ret.) James Mattis to be Secretary of Defense. After exploring the history of the statutory restriction and its evolution over time, it touches upon some of the broader questions that have recently been raised in the public debate on whether, and how, this proposed nomination might impact civilian-military relations and the principle of civilian control of the military.
Date:
January 5, 2017
Creator:
McInnis, Kathleen J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Power of the President to use troops to deal with Disorders arising within the states.1967
This report is about the President powers to dispatch troops to meet three different type of problems arising in the wake of civil disturbances which interfere with the enforcement of Federal laws.
Date:
August 7, 1967
Creator:
Small, Norman J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S Policy toward Rhodesia: Background and Pro and Con arguments, 1967
This report is a brief summary of the Rhodesian situation as it has evolved since UDI these pro and con arguments are listed in this report.
Date:
February 9, 1967
Creator:
Riley, Barry M
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Amnesty: A Brief Historical Overview
This report provides a historical overview of the concept and use of amnesty in the United States.
Date:
September 27, 1974
Creator:
Etridge, John C.; Lockwood, David & Alderson, Donald J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law
This report provides an historical analysis of the use of the Armed Forces to execute domestic law and of the Posse Comitatus Act, including their apparent theoretical and constitutional underpinnings. The report then outlines the current application of the act as well as its statutory exceptions, and reviews the consequences of its violation.
Date:
November 6, 2018
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Côte d’Ivoire Post-Gbagbo: Crisis Recovery
This report discusses about Côte d’Ivoire which is emerging from a severe political-military crisis that followed a disputed November 28, 2010, Presidential runoff election between former president Laurent Gbagbo and his, former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara.
Date:
May 3, 2011
Creator:
Cook, Nicolas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Qualifications of Members of Congress
This report discusses the qualifications required to hold the office of U.S. Senator or Representative to Congress that are established and set out within the U.S. Constitution.
Date:
July 10, 2014
Creator:
Maskell, Jack
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Qualifications of Members of Congress
This report discusses the qualifications required to hold the office of U.S. Senator or Representative to Congress that are established and set out within the U.S. Constitution.
Date:
January 15, 2015
Creator:
Maskell, Jack
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crisis In Mali
This report discusses the West African country of Mali that faces multiple overlapping crises. The country’s political leadership has been uncertain and disputed since a military coup on March 22, 2012, overthrew a democratically elected government in the capital, Bamako.
Date:
August 16, 2012
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis & Johnson, Kelly
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Youth Culture and Campus Unrest: Selected References 1969-1971
This bibliography provides resources for examples of youth culture and campus protests through the years 1969 through 1971.
Date:
March 4, 1971
Creator:
Jones, Richard Stokes
System:
The UNT Digital Library