Why Spain Can Actually Prosecute Bush and Co. for Their Crimes

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San Francisco Chronicle / By Marjorie Cohn

They can use "universal jurisdiction," often used to prosecute foreign nationals for crimes that shock the conscience of the global community.
April 10, 2009 |


A Spanish court has initiated criminal proceedings against six former officials of the Bush administration. John Yoo, Jay Bybee, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, William Haynes and Douglas Feith may face charges in Spain for authorizing torture at Guantánamo Bay.

If arrest warrants are issued, Spain and any of the other 24 countries that are parties to European extradition conventions could arrest these six men when they travel abroad.