This also applies to their administrations and advisors. If so, who could initiate it? And who would likely get a better chance and taking it into a full scale suite? This pertains to war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is a non-biased question, therefore, only non-biased answers please, (if there are particular cases already active, you can use those for examples). I have been hearing a lot about this and I want some proffesional opinions or facts of how the could be done. I am fairly ignorant about overall politics. I am tired of getting caught up in debates with people that are overly biased and sound like they don't really know what they are talking about. I'm looking for answers from people with strong experience in law and/or politics. Thanks
2007-07-05 19:41:41 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
This topic was raised during the Clinton years. The president cannot be sued for any action he takes while serving as President.Clinton had lawsuits based on his behavior before he was President. A President can be brought up on criminal charges for conduct during his presidency. This can only be done through impeachment. However, after he/she leaves office, criminal charges can be brought against the president if he/she is no longer president. Nixon could not be arrested while he was in office, but after he resigned he was subject to arrest or indictment. That is why Gerald Ford's pardon was so controversial. A class action suit cannot be brought against the president in American civil courts for war crimes. However he could be tried in international court for war crimes. Historically, this has never happened when someone is in office. In the case of Milosevic, charges were filed but I believe he was not arrested until he was out of power.
2007-07-05 20:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by hoobadooba 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you could no longer sue the President or any government respected for my area in a US court docket for strikes committed contained in the direction of carrying out his or her responsibilities. It is going decrease back to English effortless regulation approximately no longer suing the king. Plus, a classification action lawsuit is a civil healthful and there is not any crime which comprise "war crime" in US Civil regulation. in case you recommend ought to the President be sued interior the worldwide criminal court docket for war crimes? in all probability, even however unlikely. the U. S. refused to renowned that the worldwide criminal court docket has a jurisdiction over US voters. it fairly is not on the comparable as a classification action regulation healthful, this is a civil no longer criminal healthful.
2016-10-20 00:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The Governement Officails can not be sued if they are performing thier duties. If you want to arrest and try foreign officails, it seems since Nuremburg, you wage a war and try whichever leaders survice after thier nations defeat. This is known as victor's justice.
2007-07-05 19:53:44 · answer #3 · answered by douglas j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. He would have sovereign immunity, I'm guessing. The executive has broad powers, and he must be free from civil litigation to carry out his day to day running of the country. Sovereign immunity protects various powers from being sued in the ordinary course of their jobs.
ADDED: The power of the people is found in Congress and in the States. This one is from a Constitutional education a million years ago. Hope it helps.
2007-07-05 19:53:52 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its a moot point. the clintons have been out of office for several years. you might have a case but, again, theyre gone.
- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court
2007-07-05 23:11:16 · answer #5 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not easy to have a suite against the feds.
The first thing you need to show is how you were hurt.
2007-07-05 19:55:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋