Obama administration’s decision to prosecute the September 11 suspects in federal court represents an important step forward for justiceObama administration’s decision to prosecute the September 11 suspects in federal court represents an important step forward for justice.

The military commissions legislation that President Barack Obama signed into law today does not remedy the commissions’ inherent flaws.

Human Rights Watch joins partners in this brief arguing that the charge of material support for terrorism is not a violation of the laws of war and therefore such a charge falls outside the limited jurisdiction of military commissions.

Draft legislation on military commissions fails to remedy the system’s serious flaws.

Obama administration-backed legislation before the US Senate to revise military commissions would harm efforts to bring terrorism suspects to justice.

The Obama administration’s decision to revive military commissions for detainees at Guantanamo will prolong the injustice of Guantanamo. The commissions will provide substandard justice, and will likely be beset by litigation and delays.

Reviving the discredited US military commissions to try Guantanamo detainees would result in needless litigation, delays, and flawed trials. To ensure that terrorism suspects are tried promptly and fairly, the Guantanamo cases should be transferred to US federal courts.

In his first 100 days in office, President Barack Obama has made significant progress in reforming the Bush administration’s abusive counterterrorism policies, but his administration has also made a few serious missteps.