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Peter Weiss

Peter Weiss, a vice-president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, was present at the creation of The Transnational Institute, is an ex fellow, and is now a member of TNI's International Advisory Board.

Recent content by Peter Weiss

Torture: Immoral, illegal, counterproductive, and un-American (18 May 2011)

Resorting to lawlessness in 'the war against terror' only serves to undermine the very values that made American society strong in the first place.

Nuclear weapons are incompatible with international humanitarian law (7 Apr 2011)

The Vancouver Declaration affirms the incompatibility of nuclear weapons with International Humanitarian Law.

On the 35th anniversary of his death, Filártiga lives! (7 Apr 2011)

The US court ruling on the political murder of Joelito Filártigahas of Paraguay in 1976 has changed the face of human rights law and of international law generally.

Introduction to NGO Presentations to NPT Prepcom (18 May 2009)

Mr. Chair, Distinguished Delegates: My name is Peter Weiss. I am Vice President of IALANA, the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms.

I am grateful for the opportunity which you have given to civil society to share with you some of its concerns about the subject of this meeting. Like all of you, we have great expectations for next year’s NPT Review Conference.

Boumediene v. Bush: Guantánamo and justice (30 Jun 2008)
A core principle of the United States constitution has been vindicated by the latest Guantánamo-related Supreme Court decision, says Peter Weiss of the Center for Constitutional Rights

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled by a 5-4 majority on 12 June 2008 in favour of a case brought on behalf of detainees held at Guantánamo, whose effect is to declare that those incarcerated in the military prison-camp there have full rights of habeas corpus under the US constitution.

Run, Rummy, Run (4 Dec 2006)
The Illegality of the War (1 May 2006)
The Geneva Accord (1 May 2006)
How not to think about Nuclear Weapons (1 May 2006)
Peter Weiss (15 Nov 2005)
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