Robert H. Jackson

Did he create, an international court for war crimes? No, he didn't.

More than half a century after the Nuremberg Trials in 2002, the first international criminal court was established at The Hague in The Netherlands. But ironically, although it was Jackson’s dream, the United States is not part of it.

Why not?

Does America believe in Justice for war criminals and terrorists? Do they believe in fair trials for them, like Robert H. Jackson did at Nuremberg?

If so, then why are they not part of the International criminal court?




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Here in the UK it has just taken nearly 10 years to deport a suspected terrorist to Jordan, his own country, to face criminal charges of terrorism. The delay was caused by the International Courts in Europe enforcing the International Bill of Human Rights, that he could not be taken out of the UK and sent to Jordan to face trial where evidence could have been gained through torture. I fully support the Bill of Human rights, and the need to protect the human rights of everyone, but when it takes nearly 10 years to move through several layers of legal bureaucracy, then in the end he was extradited, you begin to wonder what is wrong with the system? The UK government is now taking steps to either seek change in the International Bill of Human Rights, or possibly even withdraw as signatories to something the UK was a founder member of, in consequencet we as individuals will be worse off for it. I am not aware of an International Criminal Court, why could this man not have been tried their instead of extradition to Jordon, it must be either very restricted on who they put on trial their, or the UK, or Jordon are not members either. In the news media, I see terrorists on trial only in the countries where these acts have been committed.
Sorry to have moved off original topic.