James P. Cullen

James P. Cullen

James P. Cullen is a retired Brigadier General in the United States Army who served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. [http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/us_law/PDF/detainees/Military_Leaders_Letter_President_Bush_FINAL.pdf Open Letter to President Bush] , "Human Rights First", September 9 2004]

Open letter to President Bush of September 7, 2004

On September 7 2004 Cullen and seven other retired officers wrote an open letter to President Bush expressing their concern over the number of allegations of abuse of prisoners in U.S. military custody. [http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/us_law/PDF/detainees/Military_Leaders_Letter_President_Bush_FINAL.pdf Open letter to President Bush ] ,"Human Rights First", September 7 2004] In it they wrote::"We urge you to commit – immediately and publicly – to support the creation of a comprehensive, independent commission to investigate and report on the truth about all of these allegations, and to chart a course for how practices that violate the law should be addressed."

calia recusal

On March 28 2006 Cullen, and five other retired officers, called on US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself from considering Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/27/AR2006032701913.html Scalia's Recusal Sought in Key Detainee Case: Retired Officers Say Justice's Impartiality Is in Question After Remarks on Combatants] , "Washington Post", March 28 2006] On March 27 2006 comments Scalia had made on the Guantanamo detainees and whether they were entitled to the protections of the Geneva Conventions were widely republished. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/26/AR2006032600819.html No Legal Rights for Enemy Combatants, Scalia Says: 'War Is War,' Justice Tells Audience] , "Washington Post", March 27 2006] The officers felt that Scalia's comments showed he had already prejudged the merits of Hamdan's case before hearing the arguments in court.

The Washington Post observed that while a Justice was required to recuse himself or herself when they had a conflict of interest, the decision as to whether recusal was necessary was left to the discretion of the Justice in question. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/27/AR2006032701913.html Scalia's Recusal Sought in Key Detainee Case: Retired Officers Say Justice's Impartiality Is in Question After Remarks on Combatants] , "Washington Post", March 28 2006]

ee also

*David M. Brahms
*John L. Fugh
*Robert Gard
*Lee F. Gunn
*Donald J. Guter
*Joseph Hoar
*John D. Hutson
*Richard O'Meara

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cullen (disambiguation) — Cullen may refer to:*Cullen, the Royal Burgh of Cullen, a burgh in Moray, Scotland, on the North Sea coast, east of Elgin *Cullen College of Engineering, an academic college at the University of Houston *Cullen, Louisiana, USA *Cullen, Cork, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Cullen (surname) — Cullen is a surname of Scottish or Irish origin. Cullen is a surname of Scottish origin. Cullen (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Cuilinn) is a village and former royal burgh in Moray, Scotland, on the North Sea coast 20 miles (32 km) east of Elgin. The… …   Wikipedia

  • James Cullen — may refer to: *James Cullen (mathematician) (1867 ndash;1933), described Cullen numbers *James Cullen (PTAA) (1841 ndash;1921), founder of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association *James P. Cullen, U.S. brigadier general *James Cullen (artist),… …   Wikipedia

  • Cullen Landis — Born James Cullen Landis 9 July 1896(1896 07 09), Nashville, Tennessee Died 26 August 1975(1975 08 26) (aged 79) Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Other names …   Wikipedia

  • Cullen Performance Hall — Front entrance to Cullen Performance Hall Location 4800 Calhoun Road Houston, Texas United States Type Proscenium theatre …   Wikipedia

  • Cullen Jenkins — No. 97     Philadelphia Eagles Defensive tackle Personal information Date of birth: January 20, 1981 (1981 01 20) (age 30) …   Wikipedia

  • James Cullen (artist) — James Cullen was born in 1942 to Anne Lennon of Birkenhead and John Joseph Cullen of Liverpool. James s father was an engineer and served in Sierra Leonefor national service. James Cullen, the son and artist, left home at fourteen and attended… …   Wikipedia

  • Cullen GAA — Cullen Cuileann Uí Chaoimh County: Cork Club colours: Blue and gold Playing kits …   Wikipedia

  • James Cullen (mathématicien) — Le révérend James Cullen, SJ (avril 19, 1867 Décembre 7, 1933) est un mathématicien né à Drogheda, Comté de Louth, Irlande. Il a étudié les mathématiques au Trinity College, Dublin pendant un moment, mais s est finalement tourné vers la théologie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cullen — bezeichnet eine: Cullen Pflanzengattung der Schmetterlingsblütler (Faboideae) Cullen ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Cullen (* 1960), US amerikanischer Serienmörder Christian Cullen (* 1976), neuseeländischer Rugbyspieler… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”