'Universal Jurisdiction': Spain's Judges Target Torture
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/05/24-0
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Spain's Judges Cross Borders in Rights Cases
Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post: "Spanish judges are boldly declaring their authority to prosecute high-ranking government officials in the United States, China and Israel, among other places, delighting human rights activists but enraging officials in the countries they target and triggering a political backlash in a nation uncomfortable acting as the world's conscience."
http://www.truthout.org/052509E?n
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Craig+Whitlock
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Spain's Judges Cross Borders in Rights Cases
Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post: "Spanish judges are boldly declaring their authority to prosecute high-ranking government officials in the United States, China and Israel, among other places, delighting human rights activists but enraging officials in the countries they target and triggering a political backlash in a nation uncomfortable acting as the world's conscience."
http://www.truthout.org/052509E?n
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Craig+Whitlock
rudkla - 25. Mai, 21:59
