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• A v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (No. 1): A (FC) and others (FC) (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) & X (FC) and another (FC) (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
  16 Dec 2004, House of Lords, Great Britain (UK)
• Abdah et al.: Mahmoad Abdah et al. v. George W. Bush et al.
  29 Mar 2005, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• Abdah et al.: Mahmoad Abdah et al., Petitioners, v. Barack H. Obama et al., Respondents
  21 Jul 2010, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• Abdulmutallab: United States of America v. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
  16 Feb 2012, United States District Court – Eastern District of Michigan, United States
• Abimael Guzmán et al.: Caso Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso y otros
  13 Oct 2006, Sala Penal Nacional, Peru
• Abimael Guzmán et al.: Caso Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso y otros
  26 Nov 2007, Corte Suprema de Justicia (Supreme Court of Justice), Peru
• Abu Gaith: United States of America v. Sulaiman Abu Gaiyth
  26 Mar 2014, District Court for the Southern District of New York, United States
• Al Bahlul v. United States of America: Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul v. United States of America
  25 Jul 2023, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, United States
• Al Bihani: Ghaleb Nassar Al Bihani, Petitioner, v. Barack H. Obama et al., Respondents
  28 Jan 2009, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• Al Odah: Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah v. United States of America
  30 Jun 2010, United States Court of Appeal, District of Columbia, Unites States of America, United States
• Al-Aulaqi v. Obama et al.: Nasser Al-Aulaqi, on his own behalf and as next friend of Anwar Al-Aulaqi, Plaintiff, v. Barack H. Obama, in his official capacity as President of the United States; Robert M. Gates, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense; and Leon E. Panetta, in his official capacity as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Defendants.
  7 Dec 2010, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• Al-Jedda: Hilal Abdul Razzaq Ali Al Jedda v. The Secretary of State for Defence
  8 Jul 2010, The Court of Appeal (Civil Division), Great Britain (UK)
• Alqudsi: R v. Alqudsi
  1 Sep 2016, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia
• Al-Zahrani & Al-Salami v. Rodriguez et al.: Al-Zahrani and Al-Salami v. Rodriguez et al.
  21 Feb 2012, United States Court of Appeals, United States
• Ameziane: Djamel Ameziane v. Barack Obama et al.
  8 Jan 2010, United States Court of Appeals, United States
• Arar v. Ashcroft: Maher Arar v. John Ashcroft et al.
  16 Feb 2006, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, United States
• Arar v. Ashcroft: Maher Arar v. John Ashcroft et al.
  30 Jun 2008, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States
• Arar v. Ashcroft: Maher Arar v. John Ashcroft et al.
  2 Nov 2009, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States
• Ayyash et al: The Prosecutor v. Ayyash et al.
  1 Feb 2012, Special Tribunal for Lebanon (Trial Chamber), The Netherlands
• Ayyash et al.: The Prosecutor v. Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Hussein Hassan Oneissi and Assad Hasan Sabra
  16 Feb 2011, Special Tribunal for Lebanon (Appeals Chamber), The Netherlands
• Bektašević et al.: Mirsad Bektašević, Abdulkadir Cesur, Bajro Ikanović,Senad Hasanović
  10 Jan 2007, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bektašević et al.: Mirsad Bektašević, Abdulkadir Cesur, Bajro Ikanović, Senad Hasanović
  21 May 2007, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Section II, Panel of the Appellate Division), Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bensayah v. Obama: Belkacem Bensayah v. Barack Obama et al.
  28 Jun 2010, United States Court of Appeal, District of Columbia, Unites States of America, United States
• Bin Laden et al.: United States of America v Usama Bin Laden et al.
  4 Nov 1998, United States District Court, S.D. New York, United States
• Bismullah et al. v. Gates: Haji Bismullah, Haji Mohammad Wali v. Robert M. Gates; Huzaifa Parhat et al. v. Robert M. Gates
  20 Jul 2007, United States Court of Appeal, District of Columbia, Unites States of America, United States
• Bismullah et al. v. Gates: Haji Bismullah a/k/a Haji Bismillah, and a/k/a Haji Besmella v. Robert M. Gates; Huzaifa Parhat et al. v. Robert M. Gates
  3 Oct 2007, United States Court of Appeal, District of Columbia, Unites States of America, United States
• Bismullah et al. v. Gates: Haji Bismullah a/k/a Haji Bismillah, and a/k/a Haji Besmella v. Robert M. Gates; Huzaifa Parhat et al. v. Robert M. Gates; Abdusabour v. Robert M. Gates; Abdusemet v. Robert M. Gates; Jalal Jalaldin v. Robert M. Gates; Khalid Ali v. Robert M. Gates; Sabir Osman v. Robert M. Gates; Hammad v. Robert M. Gates and Wade F. Davis
  1 Feb 2008, United States Court of Appeal, District of Columbia, Unites States of America, United States
• Bismullah et al. v. Gates: Haji Bismullah a/k/a Haji Bismillah, and a/k/a Haji Besmella v. Robert M. Gates; Abdusabour v. Robert M. Gates; Hammad v. Robert M. Gates.
  9 Jan 2009, United States Court of Appeal, District of Columbia, Unites States of America, United States
• Boumediene v. Bush: Lakhdar Boumediene, et al. v. George W. Bush / Khaled A. F. Al Odah, et al. v. United States of America
  20 Feb 2007, United States Court of Appeal, District of Columbia, Unites States of America, United States
• Boumediene v. Bush: Boumediene, et al. v. Bush et al.
  12 Jun 2008, Supreme Court, United States
• Bout: United States of America v. Viktor Bout
  27 Sep 2013, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States
• Burcu T.: Prosecutor v. Burcu T.
  22 Jul 2015, District Court of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• El Hage: United States of America v. Wadih El Hage, Mohamed Sadeek Odeh, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-'Owhali, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed
  29 May 2001, United States District Court Southern District of New York, United States
• El Hage et al.: United States of America v. Mohamed Sadeek Odeh, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-’Owhali, Wadih El Hage
  24 Nov 2008, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Unites States of America, United States
• El Shifa v. USA: El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Company and Salah El Din Ahmed Mohammed Idris v. United States of America
  8 Jun 2010, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, United States
• El-Shifa v. USA: El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Company and Salah El Din Ahmed Mohammed Idris v. The United States of America
  14 Mar 2003, United States Court of Federal Claims, United States
• El-Shifa v. USA: El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Company and Salah El Din Ahmed Mohammed Idris v. United States of America
  11 Aug 2004, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States
• El-Shifa v. USA: El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Company et al. v. United States of America
  29 Nov 2005, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• El-Shifa v. USA: El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Company et al. v. United States of America
  28 Mar 2007, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• El-Shifa v. USA: El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Company and Salah El Din Ahmed Mohammed Idris v. United States of America
  27 Mar 2009, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, United States
• El-Shifa v. USA: El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Company and Salah El Din Ahmed Mohammed Idris v. United States of America
  3 Aug 2009, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, United States
• Ghailani: United States of America v. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
  12 Jul 2010, United States District Court, S.D. New York, United States
• Ghailani: United States of America v. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
  21 Jan 2011, United States District Court, S.D. New York, United States
• Hamza B et al.: Federal Prosecutor v Hamza B, Harris C-K, Abdelfattah A, Younnes HA, Kamal A and Sami L
  6 Nov 2015, Tribunal de Première Instance Francophone de Bruxelles, Belgium
• Harun P: Prosecutor v. Harun P
  15 Jul 2015, Oberlandesgericht München, Germany
• In re Guantanamo Detainee cases
  31 Jan 2005, District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• Junead Khan: R v. Junead Khan
  1 Apr 2016, Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court, Great Britain (UK)
• Khadr: United States of America v. Omar Ahmed Khadr
  31 Oct 2010, Military Commission, United States
• Larmond: R. v. Larmond
  26 Aug 2016, Superior Court of Justice, Ontario, Canada
• Latif et al.: Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif, Detainee, Camp Delta, et al. v. Barack Obama, President of the United States, et al.
  14 Oct 2011, United States Court of Appeal, District of Columbia, Unites States of America, United States
• Maher H.: Prosecutor v. Maher H.
  1 Dec 2014, District Court of The Hague, The Netherlands
• Maher H. : Prosecutor v. Maher H.
  7 Jul 2016, Court of Appeal of The Hague, The Netherlands
• Mashudur Choudhury: R v. Mashudur Choudhury
  20 May 2014, Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court, Great Britain (UK)
• Mohamed: R v. Mohamed
  29 Sep 2016, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
• Mohommod Hassin Nawaz and Hamza Nawaz: R v. Mohommod Hassin Nawaz and Hamza Nawaz
  27 May 2014, Central Criminal Court, Great Britain (UK)
• Prosecutor v. Abdelkarim El. B.
  8 Nov 2016, Higher Regional Court, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Prosecutor v. Imane B. et al. : Prosecutor v. Imane B. et al.
  10 Dec 2015, District Court of The Hague, The Netherlands
• Prosecutor v. Mohammed G.
  23 Oct 2013, District Court of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Prosecutor v. Mohammed G.
  29 Aug 2016, District Court of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Prosecutor v. Omar H
  31 May 2016, Supreme Court of The Netherlands, The Netherlands
• Prosecutor v. Omar H.
  23 Oct 2013, District Court of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Prosecutor v. Omar H.
  27 Jan 2015, Court of Appeal of The Hague, The Netherlands
• Prosecutor v. Shukri F.
  7 Jul 2016, Court of Appeal of The Hague, The Netherlands
• Public Prosecutor's Office v. Ahmad al-Y (Appeal)
  6 Dec 2022, Court of Appeal of The Hague, The Netherlands
• Public Prosecutor's Office v. Ahmad al-Y (First Instance)
  21 Apr 2021, District Court of The Hague, The Netherlands
• R v Choudary and Rahman: R v Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Rahman
  6 Sep 2016, Central Criminal Court, Great Britain (UK)
• R. c. Habib, 2017 QCCQ 6948
  19 Jun 2017, Criminal and penal division, Court of Quebec, Canada
• R. v Choudary (Anjem): Anjem Choudary, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman v. Regina
  22 Mar 2016, Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Great Britain (UK)
• R. v. Hamdan: Regina v. Othman Ayed Hamdan
  22 Sep 2017, Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada, Canada
• R. v. Hersi
  24 Jul 2014, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada, Canada
• R. v. Sarwar (Yusuf): Yusuf Sarwar, Mohammed Ahmed v. Regina
  9 Dec 2015, Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Great Britain (UK)
• Rasul v. Bush: Shafiq Rasul et al v. George W. Bush, President of the United States/Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah et al v. George W. Bush
  28 Jun 2004, Supreme Court, United States
• Shannon Conley: United States of America v. Shannon Conley
  9 Sep 2014, District Court for the District of Colorado, United States
• Shazib Khan: R v. Shazib Khan
  1 Apr 2016, Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court, Great Britain (UK)
• Taylor: The Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor
  26 Sep 2013, Special Court for Sierra Leone (Appeals Chamber), Sierra Leone
• The Prosecutor v. Salim Jamil Ayyash, Hassan Habib Merhi, Hussein Hassan Oneissi, Assad Hassan Sabra
  18 Aug 2020, Special Tribunal for Lebanon (Trial Chamber), The Netherlands
• United States of America v. Arafat Nagi
  23 May 2017, United States District Court for the Western District of New York, United States, United States
• United States of America v. Hassan
  4 Feb 2014, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth District, United States
• United States of America v. Mohamed Abdullah Warsame
  12 Mar 2008, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, United States, United States
• United States of America v. Mufid A. Elfgeeh
  17 Dec 2015, District Court for the Western District of New York, United States
• United States of America v. Nader Elhuzayel and Muhanad Badawi
  21 Jun 2016, District Court for the Central District of California, United States
• United States of America v. Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh
  9 Mar 2016, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, United States
• Viktor Bout: Public Prosecutor v. Viktor Bout
  11 Aug 2009, Criminal Court, Thailand
• Viktor Bout : Public Prosecutor v. Viktor Bout
  23 Aug 2010, Court of Appeal, Thailand