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malaise

(268,942 posts) Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:09 AM Mar 2012

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Question on BBC World - why is no one outside of Africa on trial at the

International Criminal Court.

I think it's a great question - the West apparently has immunity from killing people.

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Question on BBC World - why is no one outside of Africa on trial at the (Original Post) malaise Mar 2012 OP

Well naturally we do, to a certain extent el_bryanto Mar 2012 #1

Didn't they try Milosevic? geardaddy Mar 2012 #2

That was at The Hague, but wasn't the ICC muriel_volestrangler Mar 2012 #3

Ahh, thanks. geardaddy Mar 2012 #4

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

1. Well naturally we do, to a certain extent

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:11 AM

Mar 2012

We (meaning the West) set up the ICC in the first place.

geardaddy

(24,926 posts)

2. Didn't they try Milosevic?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:11 AM

Mar 2012

muriel_volestrangler

(101,307 posts)

3. That was at The Hague, but wasn't the ICC

Reply to geardaddy (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:26 AM

Mar 2012

It was a special tribunal for Yugoslavia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_the_former_Yugoslavia

geardaddy

(24,926 posts)

4. Ahh, thanks.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 12:03 PM

Mar 2012

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