A new special tribunal is to prosecute leading Russian politicians, including President Vladimir Putin, for the war of aggression against Ukraine. Legal action is already underway in other courts.

Meanwhile, other Gitmo detainees accused of plotting Al Qaeda's attack on the USS Cole in 2000, will face military tribunals. Are public terror trials an example of America's commitment to due ...

But the rules were also designed to respond to what Rumsfeld called "unique circumstances," allowing the presiding officer, for example, to close the proceedings if evidence was classified or ...

The tribunals will admit some evidence--hearsay, for example--that is not admissible in U.S. civilian courts. Detainees can hire civilian lawyers at their own expense to work alongside the ...

Ugandan authorities dropped treason charges against opposition leader Kizza Besigye in a military court, moving the case to a civilian tribunal. This shift follows criticism of military trials for ...

Military tribunals can hold closed-door trials and afford fewer rights for the accused than civilian U.S. courts. For example, two-thirds of a jury can convict in a military court, as opposed to ...

Raja maintained that the right to a fair trial is a cornerstone of the Constitution and that military tribunals should not be used as a substitute for civilian courts, particularly when the case ...

Evidence standards are much more permissive than in military or civilian courts, which ban most types of hearsay testimony. Military commissions allow hearsay if the judge decides it is reliable.

A slim majority of the public thinks the 9/11 detainees should be tried by a military tribunal.

Another notable case involving a civilian trial by military tribunal was that of Jose Padilla, a US citizen arrested in 2002. Padilla was accused of plotting a “dirty bomb” attack in the USA.