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This principle is not some carte blanche for nations to prosecute foreign leaders. It applies specifically and only to cases like Pinochet's, when somebody who has committed truly terrible crimes on a massive scale would otherwise avoid the reach of justice. This principle has been accepted and applied by prestigious national courts in the past. The Israeli supreme court did so when it tried the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichman. American courts also accepted the principle when they extradited John Demjanjuk to Israel for trial as a Nazi war criminal...
...Pinochet, then the world would be made subject to his decree of immunity. Foreign nations would defer charges to Chile, which would do nothing about them, and Pinochet's victims would be left without recourse. If taken seriously, Pinochet's argument would mean that any criminal leader could avoid all consequences of their actions, simply by granting him or herself immunity. If Slobodon Milosevic decides to grant himself immunity, should the world really have to respect that? Had Hitler granted Nazi leaders immunity, should the world really have had to respect that...
...Glynn when they slammed into each other. Kacyvenski spent a few tense moments on the ground as the raucous crowd of 7,192 suddenly went silent. Kacyvenski eventually walked off the field without aid, but Brooks required assistance. Kacyvenski returned for the next play and said Brooks will probably avoid contact in practice this week...
...There are clearly ways to cheat it," Bingham says. "But there's always gonna be somebody in the audience who will recognize the difference and say 'Aww, come on!' As much as you can, you want to avoid having anyone who can call foul...
...that President Clinton doesn?t wantto be a team player; it?s just that Washington has a hard time playing well with others. The President Tuesday urged the United Nations to play a greater role in intervening to avoid humanitarian catastrophes on the order of Kosovo and East Timor. But exactly what role he envisages for the international body is far from clear. The U.S. has been criticized for bypassing the U.N. on interventions such as Kosovo, while Washington counters that the international body at times drags its feet as catastrophes unfold. "While everyone in the U.N. is debating...