A Duty to Uphold the Law, Even in War
NOVANEWS
By Benjamin B. Ferencz
published:April 2010
source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/AR2010040704425.html
Stephen G. Rademaker's April 2 op-ed ["Can judges bring an end to war?"] warned against allowing the International Criminal Court to try leaders for the crime of waging aggressive war.
Mr. Rademaker, a former assistant secretary of state in the Bush administration, echoes the opposition of the late senator Jesse Helms, former U.N. ambassador John R. Bolton and other conservatives who would rather rely on force than law. But his arguments are refuted by both the U.N. charter and the statute of the ICC. An upcoming review conference in Kampala, Uganda, with participants from more than 100 nations, including some of our staunchest allies, will dec...