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| Your purchase provides unlimited access to these articles for 30 days. – Already subscribed? Iraq is not the first place where new rulers need to come to terms with the misdeeds of the past. Monitor reporters around the world have been looking at this issue for years, and we've collected some of their best articles here. Here's what's in this archive package: | |
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General context from the April 22, 2003 edition Next: Trying Iraqi leaders for war crimes After capturing Iraqi leaders, the US government must decide who to prosecute, where, and on what charges. |
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from the February 15, 2002 edition For war-crimes tribunals, 'justice' is a relative term Afghans look to the processes in Yugoslavia and Cambodia as models for their country. |
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from the April 11, 2002 edition War criminals face new court The UN's vision for a standing international criminal court for prosecuting war crimes comes true, despite US non-participation. |
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from the April 12, 1999 edition Grappling with the century's most heinous crimes To policymakers worldwide, the distinctions between "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing" are important. |
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from the July 9, 2001 edition Hague hauling in world's tyrants An international effort to combat dictatorial regimes is having some effect. |
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from the August 27, 1999 edition This time, war-crimes trial is on a fast track Kosovo investigations build on lessons learned from mistakes in Bosnia and Rwanda. |
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from the July 9, 1999 edition South Africa: wrestling with forgiveness The Truth and Reconciliation Commission tries to substitute confession and amnesty for trials of the apartheid regimes' wrong-doers. |
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Rwanda from the April 24, 2003 edition Opinion: Rwandan lessons for Iraqi trials Perhaps real political reconciliation should come before trials. |
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from the April 2, 2002 edition Rwandan genocide trial marks key test for court Top officials accused of orchestrating the 1994 massacre go on trial, after the prosecution of mid-level officials. |
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from the February 24, 2000 edition At stake: credibility of war crimes tribunal Questions are raised about the value of an international tribunal, after a Rwandan politician is released on a technicality. |
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from the June 11, 2001 edition Belgium pursues justice without borders The conviction of four Rwandans on genocide-related charges in a Belgian national court pioneers a new brand of 'universal justice.' |
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from the March 7, 2003 edition A woman on trial for Rwanda's massacre Pauline Nyiramasuhuko is the first woman charged with genocide and using rape as a crime against humanity. |
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Bosnia from the August 24, 2001 edition In Bosnia, a wider war-crimes net The Hague tribunal plans to arrest Bosnia's former president, long considered a victim of Serb aggression. |
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from the February 13, 2002 edition As trial begins, Milosevic unfazed The prosecution is presenting a daunting list of war crimes. The defendant will argue that it's all politics. |
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Cambodia from the March 30, 1999 edition Khmer Rouge dodge a UN trial Nowhere are the challenges of getting accused parties to trial – under internationally acceptable terms – better illustrated than in Cambodia. |
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from the August 8, 2001 edition A judicious return to Pol Pot's 'killing fields' The Constitutional Council approves Khmer Rouge trials, opening the way for a hybrid crimes tribunal. |
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from the August 9, 2001 edition In Cambodia, a painful hush As legislation for a genocide tribunal is approved, many Cambodians are unaware of the judicial process and reluctant to talk about it. |
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