Civil tribunals. (Law).The Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. Bar Association was one of five bar associations that co-sponsored a resolution defining the official stance of the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law regarding the use of military tribunals. The action came in response to the Nov. 13 order by President Bush to use military tribunals in the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . Bush's order did not define who would be subject to the military courts, and the ABA drafted a resolution to make sure those defendants would still have certain rights. The resolution "declared that defendants tried before a tribunal should be presumed innocent and must be proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt as provided for by the Constitution. In short, that due process and fundamental fairness must be accorded them," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a draft of the resolution posted on the ABA's Web site. |
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