Michael Rubin provides a rather dim outlook on the prospects of an international war crimes tribunal against Putin the Terrible and his accomplices. I don't share his pessimism.
I think, it would a major progress for humanity if war criminals can be held accountable in a more systematic fashion than in the past.
Let the international war crimes tribunal against Putin the Terrible and his accomplices begin immediately, preferably in Nuremberg, Germany! (in absentia or not).
Some of the mistakes of previous international war crimes tribunals can be avoided with hindsight.
"... Consider the Nuremberg Tribunal. The victorious powers each had their own list and ideas of process and justice. They quibbled over charges. Ultimately, the eight judges acquitted three prisoners and sentenced 11 others to death by hanging. The judges sent the remainder to prison for terms ranging from ten years to life. The Americans sought to transport the condemned to Berlin for execution but other states favored keeping the prisoners in Nuremberg for security. ...
Rwanda offers another case in point. After the anti-Tutsi genocide, the international community took over a decade and spent $1 billion to convict only 85 participants, leaving cases against the bulk of suspects untouched. Rwandans finally had enough. They launched a grassroots process to try more than a million alleged genocidaires within three years. It was successful. Contrast this with Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic, who died in prison four years into an excruciatingly slow trial. ...
After Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurds, Human Rights Watch (HRW) carefully gathered evidence. After Saddam fell in 2003, Iraqis demanded justice. HRW refused to provide evidence to the Iraqi court or investigators unless Iraq first agreed to abandon the death penalty. ..."
Rwanda offers another case in point. After the anti-Tutsi genocide, the international community took over a decade and spent $1 billion to convict only 85 participants, leaving cases against the bulk of suspects untouched. Rwandans finally had enough. They launched a grassroots process to try more than a million alleged genocidaires within three years. It was successful. Contrast this with Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic, who died in prison four years into an excruciatingly slow trial. ...
After Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurds, Human Rights Watch (HRW) carefully gathered evidence. After Saddam fell in 2003, Iraqis demanded justice. HRW refused to provide evidence to the Iraqi court or investigators unless Iraq first agreed to abandon the death penalty. ..."
I could not find a better picture of Putin behind bars using Google and Bing!
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