Should some sort of International Court be created that would have the authority within certain guidelines to have any leader of a country including ours appear before court?
The purpose would be to give somebody like Bush or Castro a reason to do the right thing instead of doing something just because they can get away with it. Kim Jong Il of north korea would be a good candidate for prosecution under this court..
Would it even be possible to create an unbiased court system like this that would have the power to actually bring in war criminals? I know we have nuremburg but slobodan milosevic was able to evade capture from them for many years.
I know this sounds like a crazy idea but I honestly think that if it were implemented 10 years ago then maybe 9/11 wouldn't have happened, north korea might not have their nukes, and bush wouldn't have sent us into iraq again searching for weapons of mass destruction that he knew were not there.
2006-09-15 13:09:26 · 9 answers · asked by La Voce 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
If I am not mistaken, there is some sort of "world court" that handles certain sorts of crimes (crimes against humanity; war crimes, etc). The issue with doing something like this on a larger scale is that what is "wrong" in one country may not be wrong in another. And with the different forms of government, how can one governing body dictate what is wrong and right in each individual country? What form of government is "right"?
Of course, genocide and mass killings is wrong, and should be punished. But Bush walks a fine line. I don't like what the man does, either. And who knows? From the world view of the US, he may end up paying the price in the end. If he has irrepairably tarnished the reputation of the US with his "actions", I think that someone might be looking at things right here in the good ol' US of A.
Karma is a wonderful thing. What goes around comes around (to bite you in the @$$).
2006-09-15 13:17:47 · answer #1 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not.
For example, how would such a body have actually gotten Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Adolf Hitler, Pinochet or Ayatollah Kohemani to show up for a hearing? They would never show up!
The Nuremburg trials happened through military conquest only. Some suspects killed themselves rather than face prosecution, so you really can't make them show up.
The current UN is a good example of why world bodies should not have authority over soveriegn nations; most nations will team up against wealthy nations for no reason other than to acquire more wealth! That's why we give so much money away; we're buying votes in the UN.
All big organizations get corrupt; the bigger they are, the worse they get.
2006-09-15 20:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by n0witrytobeamused 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is where a real United Nations should step in and say yes or no that is allowed or no you cannot do that. The UN is too little and too late. World leaders should be held accountable. The problem is who is going to be unbiased? Some aliens from outer space with a big ray gun maybe but todays courts are too open to being bought out or stacked with people from one or more countries weilding too much clout.
2006-09-15 20:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. PDQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be nice, but you'd have a big problem with enforcement.
Suppose this court decides to put Bush on trial. Suppose the US government doesn't want to turn him over. What happens?
As a rule, when it comes to war crimes and such, the winners don't get put on trial. Only the losers do. Oh, you might have some token trials against low-ranking soldiers (as with Abu Ghraib), but if you think you can get at the top-level politicians and generals... well, it ain't gonna happen.
2006-09-15 20:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i think so just as every day citizens must be held for their actions. Leaders are as responsible for our lives as parents are too their children. Poor parents get charges of neglect. Soveirn immunity answers your question very throughly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity
2006-09-15 20:14:18 · answer #5 · answered by Franchesca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, right... and who is going to enforce these rules? The UN? HA! Get real
2006-09-15 20:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's what's REALLY been going on behind the scenes!...
http://www.strayreality.com/Lanis_Strayreality/iraq.htm
http://www.global-conspiracies.com/fema_concentration_camps.htm
2006-09-15 21:39:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
now you see you are letting your liberal show,please cover it up it will give me nightmares,if you liberals want to live by the decisions of some type of world court,tan,go to france or germany,i will take my chances with,my president,you take your with the french,germans,good luck!
2006-09-15 20:27:44 · answer #8 · answered by truckman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
everyone should be accountable for what they do, but too many are not.
2006-09-15 22:50:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋