• Prosecution of Israelis likely, says solicitor
• Lawyers working on use of universal jurisdiction
Ian Black, Middle East editor
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 27 October 2009
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"Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister during the Gaza war, would probably face arrest on war crimes charges if he visited Britain, according to a UK lawyer who is working to expand the application of "universal jurisdiction" for offences involving serious human rights abuses committed anywhere in the world.
• Lawyers working on use of universal jurisdiction
Ian Black, Middle East editor
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 27 October 2009
(Click on Cartoon by Carlos Latuff to enlarge)
"Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister during the Gaza war, would probably face arrest on war crimes charges if he visited Britain, according to a UK lawyer who is working to expand the application of "universal jurisdiction" for offences involving serious human rights abuses committed anywhere in the world.
Neither Olmert nor Tzipi Livni, the foreign minister during the Cast Lead offensive, and a member of Israel's war cabinet, would enjoy immunity from prosecution for alleged breaches of the Geneva conventions, predicted Daniel Machover, who is involved in intensifying legal work after the controversial Goldstone report on the three-week conflict. Neither are ministers any longer........."
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