2/14/2003 07:31:00 PM | Timothy
More on universal jurisdiction not being unprecedented
From the New York Times January 25, 2003:
Originally used to prosecute pirates, the principle of universal jurisdiction allows any country to prosecute a small number of crimes -- regardless of where, when or by whom committed -- that are considered so heinous, dangerous and internationally condemned that they offend all of humanity. Although arguably the basis for Israel's trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961, it seemed largely forgotten until 1998, when a Spanish judge invoked universal jurisdiction to extradite Mr. Pinochet from London to stand trial in Spain.
Also, it appears Castro and Arafat also have suits against them in Belgian courts:
By the end of the 1990's, some 25 cases were pending there, charging the most heinous international crimes against leaders like Yasir Arafat and Fidel Castro. But now, that law is the subject of a bitter legal and political dispute, which it may not survive.
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