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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

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)
From Adam Smith's Invisibile Hand to Wall Street's Visible Whip (12 Sep 2005)
The President, the Constitution and the ABM Treaty (18 Jul 2005)
International Law Related to Terrorism (18 Jul 2005)
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