Talk:Guantanamo detainees' appeals in Washington, D.C., courts

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"Legal term of art"?[edit]

The term "Detainee" is used as the legal term of art by the United States to describe individuals held at GITMO.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/detainees.htmlYachtsman1 (talk) 01:35, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What in the name of heck is a "legal term of art"?
The link you have supplied does not support your claim. It does not use the term "legal term of art". Geo Swan (talk) 00:43, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A term of art is a precise word or phrase used by professionals in a certain subject area.

http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/tutorials/definitions/term_art.html

The expression "Legal Term of Art," therefore, means a term used by attorneys in certain areas. Thus, for example, the term "reliance" is used to express actions taken based on an "assurance" in a "contract." Reliance is not stated as "this thing I did because some guy promised me he would pay me if I did X."

The term "Detainee" fits into this category, as it defines a group of individuals who are presently being incarcerated in GITMO. They are afforded protections under the Detainee Protection Act of 2005:

http://www.milnet.com/House/HR-6166-Military%20Commisions%20Act%20of%202006/Detainee%20Treatment%20Act%20of%202005.html

The choice of verbage is not happenstance. The persons who fall under this category meet a very special definition under the law. They are not "prisoners," because they are not American Citizens, nor are the Prisoner of War. Their status is, instead, as "detainees" of the Department of Defense. Thus, they are under military detention, not afforded the status of military prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention as irregular combatants, and the term applies solely to persons meeting this definition as a class.

I can only hope this fully, and completely, explains the legal term of art "Detainee."Yachtsman1 (talk) 23:56, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

explanation[edit]

I reverted a series of edits, made with edit summaries that seemed misleading to me. The series of edits introduces many inaccuracies. Details to follow. Geo Swan (talk) 21:47, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • this edit introduced inaccurate wording. Over one hundred captives had DTA appeals initiated. This edit implied there was only one DTA appeal, for the dozen captives currently listed in the article.
  • This edit removes wikilinks to captives' ID numbers. I've explained to the contributor who removed these links why I consider these wikilinks both useful and defensible. They did not choose to offer a response to my arguments.
  • This edit, this edit, this edit, this edit, this edit, this edit and this edit change the spelling of the captives' names from that used in the actual references their entry cites to the spelling used by the NYTimes. The contributor who made this change places far too much confidence in the NYTimes. They have repeatedly claimed, or implied, without any actual substantiation, that the NYTimes choice of names was made with consultation with scholars in the languages the Captives were named in.

    Geo Swan (talk) 22:26, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the first bullet point. The editor did a lot of improvement to the article. I think it would be better to improve on other editors contribution instead of stupides reverting.
Regarding the second bullet point. Your statement is absolute wrong:Talk:List_of_Guantanamo_Bay_detainees_accused_of_possessing_Casio_watches, Talk:Mazari_Sharif_prison.
Regarding the third bullet point. I strongly suggest to change it back to the individuals name to avoid confusion. The New York Times is one of the most reliable source on earth. I suggest you stop calling the New York Times unreliable, alternative i suggest you start a discussion at WP:RSN as calling the New York Time unreliable is a bit far off. IQinn (talk) 02:26, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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