ICC Issues Arrest Warrants For Gaddafi And Son
"Many Western officials have hailed the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, his son, Saif and his intelligence chief Abdualla Al-Senussi for crimes against humanity as a breakthrough in the war against Libya's leader.
It also has been described as a great advance for international criminal justice, but while the warrants themselves contain some surprises, the move has two great dangers — for the Libyan people and for the ICC.
The discredited Gaddafi regime is threatened on three fronts — the rebels appear to be closing in on Tripoli, the NATO airstrikes continue and now legal proceedings have started over the regime's response to the rebel uprising.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/gaddafi-warrants-expose-the-limits-of-global-justice-20110629-1gpt1.html#ixzz1Qh9ZDslF
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