Repeating Nuremberg; planning for war crimes trials forges ahead, but does it matter?

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The ABA House of Delegates has announced support for a international tribunal to assess liability for alleged war crimes during the Balkan conflict. Such a tribunal was authorized by the UN Security Council in May 1993. Some observers feel this tribunal would be an empty gesture and that the UN has no place imposing punishment for the Balkan conflict when the body has not intervened to try to stop it. Monroe Leigh, who heads the International Law Section's Task Force on War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia, holds it significant that the UN has supported a war crimes tribunal for the first time since World War II's Nuremberg Trials.

Political activity, A.B.A. House of Delegates

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Remembering Nuremberg; a lawyer looks back on a trial that changed law and war

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Telford Taylor, a key figure in the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials following the Second World War, feels these proceedings enshrined starting aggressive war as a criminal offense under international law. He admits that this raises ex post facto concerns, since aggressive war was not denominated a crime until after World War II. He recalls that Albert Speer was the only figure to obtain a more lenient sentence since he expressed remorse for his acts and tried to prevent some of Hitler's policies. He also recalls the logistical difficulties of the trials.

Analysis, Biography, Taylor, Telford

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The world cries for justice

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The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and a similar court to prosecute atrocities in Rwanda may, proponents hope, be a precursor to an international criminal court. The United Nations International Law Commission produced a draft law incorporating such a court in 1994 and Pres Bill Clinton has endorsed the idea. There has been debate over such matters as whether the court would have exclusive jurisdiction and whether it would have jurisdiction over such crimes as terrorism, hijacking and drug trafficking.

Military aspects, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, international

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