Connections: Nuremberg's Legacies--Due Thurs/Friday!

The article, "86 Year Old SS Killer Faces Murder Charges" reports on what could be the last war criminal  trial to take place in Germany. In this case, an elderly SS soldier might be put on trial for shooting three unarmed Dutch civilians in 1994. 

Efriam Zuroff, the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Jersusalem says " The passage of time in no way diminishes the guilt of the perpetrator. If you were to set a chronological limit on prosecution we would be saying you could get away with genocide, which is morally outrageous". Do you agree with Zuroff's argument? What is the point of prosecuting an 86 year old man for crimes committed when he was 33 years old?

Connections: Nuremberg and the ICC--comments due WEDNESDAY!

In October, authorities in the Sudan arrested janjaweed militia leader, Al Kushayb, who is widely believed to have  lead and ordered villages to be burned and women raped. 

Please read the New York Times article describing the arrest here and answer the following questions as a journal length response in the comments section. 

1.) What is the responsibility of an international body to intervene when crimes against humanity continue to occur or when the legal system within a country abuses the human rights of its citizens? What are the situations in which you think an international body should act?

2.) In the last few years, there has been growing concern and outrage internationally for the genocide being perpetrated in Darfur. The International Criminal Court has investigated, witnessed the atrocities, and issued three arrest warrants. The ICC can not intervene in a country that has not dedicated its itself into bringing these perpetrators of crimes against humanity to justice. What would you do if you worked for the ICC and wanted to verify that the Sudanese government and legal system was taking the role of bringing criminals to justice seriously?