The Pitfalls of Universal Jurisdiction /
Henry A. Kissinger.
- Foreign Affairs, 2001. Inter Press Service, 2001.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 55. Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
This MARC record contains two articles. Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: The Pitfalls of Universal Jurisdiction, July/Aug. 2001; pp. 86-96. Originally Published: Auathor Hitchens Says Kissinger Must Be Tried, June 22, 2001; pp. n.p.
THE PITFALLS OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION -- "To be sure, human rights violations, war crimes, genocide, and torture have so disgraced the modern age and in such a variety of places that the effort to interpose legal norms to prevent or punish such outrages does credit to its advocates. The danger lies in pushing the effort to extremes that risk substituting the tyranny of judges for that of governments; historically, the dictatorship of the virtuous has often led to inquisitions and even witch-hunts." (FOREIGN AFFAIRS) The author, Henry Kissinger, contends the push towards universal jurisdiction to punish human rights violators is fraught with many dangers and should be carefully studied before further implementation. AUTHOR HITCHENS SAYS KISSINGER MUST BE TRIED -- "Hitchens makes a coherent case that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former U.S. secretary of state is a reptilian war criminal and should be made to answer for a long career of misdeeds--either in a U.S. court or before an international human rights tribunal." (INTER PRESS SERVICE) This article reveals that author Christopher Hitchens believes that Henry Kissinger should be prosecuted for alleged war crimes and human rights violations.