Are US war criminals troops and officials immune from prosecution by the International War Crimes (International Criminal Court) court ? If US wants other war criminals around the world sued by the International War Crime Tribunal it would be fair and just that US hands over its war criminals to it. A cople of major war crimes Abu Grahib, the most recent Blackwater shooting and killing 11 people.
They shouldn't be but, rightly or wrongly, the US is very protective towards its own - even when it comes to dealing with Allied nations like the UK. You just need to look at the recent friendly fire cover-ups to spot that.
There are no war criminals on "our" side. We police our own. We need a post about what will happen to all the islamic war criminals. Thankfully, many are at Gitmo, where they belong. Which islamic country will hold them accountable?
Gtech are you sure we police our own? I am not. .... War crimes include such acts as mistreatment of prisoners of war or civilians.... Definition War crimes are defined in the statute that established the International Criminal Court, which includes: Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, such as: Willful killing, or causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health Torture or inhumane treatment Unlawful wanton destruction or appropriation of property Forcing a prisoner of war to serve in the forces of a hostile power Depriving a prisoner of war of a fair trial Unlawful deportation, confinement or transfer Taking hostages The following acts as part of an international conflict: Directing attacks against civilians Directing attacks against humanitarian workers or UN peacekeepers Killing a surrendered combatant Misusing a flag of truce Settlement of occupied territory Deportation of inhabitants of occupied territory Using poison weapons Using civilians as shields Using child soldiers The following acts as part of a non-international conflict: Murder, cruel or degrading treatment and torture Directing attacks against civilians, humanitarian workers or UN peacekeepers Taking hostages Summary execution Pillage Rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution or forced pregnancy
GTech this is one area where you and I can agree. The USA does not need to acknowledge superiority, jurisdiction, and accountability of war crimes to a foreign court. We police our own, that is why rules governing impeachment and prosecution for our government officials are built into the basis of the government and the Constitution.
Abu Grahib prisoner abuses came in light after "some" images showed up on the internet. I bet if there were no images proving the abuses Englad and the others wouldn't be sentenced in a court of law. You can be sure that the command staff at Abu Grahib knew what was going on there, but let it go anyway.
The other countries who voted against the ICC were China, Sadam's Iraq, Israel, Libya, Qatar, and Yemen. I guess these guys also refused to "acknowledge superiority, jurisdiction, and accountability of war crimes to a foreign court" and have their own "rules governing impeachment and prosecution".