Blair faces war crimes trial after Iraq war
Good point !:clap: Not that I dislike Blair ; I actually used to like him and I still have nothing against him if it weren't for his excessive pro-americanism. But this move from this group of lawyer seems historic to me. Pressuring their own government by menacing to sue them is an idea I appreciate very much. I often find that ministers and presidents are too free to do anything they like without taking public opinion into account. This is particularily clear in the current Iraqi "crisis" at the moment, in Europe as well as in the US. Maybe Italians, Spanish and Portuguese should sue their own leaders too for following the Blair-Bush couple.
Of course, the US are less democratic than Europe (not a scoop...) and it's only normal that they should refuse anything that could limit their supreme power, be it an International Criminal Court or just a Kyoto Treaty (why d'you think Bush is trying so hard to put his hands on Iraqi petrol if it were not to use it and abuse it at home afterwards).
LONDON (Reuters) - A group of lawyers aims to prosecute Prime Minister Tony Blair for war crimes at the new International Criminal Court (ICC) if an Iraqi war goes ahead.
They said national leaders could be held individually responsible for war crimes and be tried as ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has at a separate court for former Yugoslavia.
Good point !:clap: Not that I dislike Blair ; I actually used to like him and I still have nothing against him if it weren't for his excessive pro-americanism. But this move from this group of lawyer seems historic to me. Pressuring their own government by menacing to sue them is an idea I appreciate very much. I often find that ministers and presidents are too free to do anything they like without taking public opinion into account. This is particularily clear in the current Iraqi "crisis" at the moment, in Europe as well as in the US. Maybe Italians, Spanish and Portuguese should sue their own leaders too for following the Blair-Bush couple.
The United States fiercely opposes the ICC, saying it would infringe U.S. sovereignty, but Britain has ratified its treaty and would have to give up any citizen the court wanted to try.
Of course, the US are less democratic than Europe (not a scoop...) and it's only normal that they should refuse anything that could limit their supreme power, be it an International Criminal Court or just a Kyoto Treaty (why d'you think Bush is trying so hard to put his hands on Iraqi petrol if it were not to use it and abuse it at home afterwards).