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Canada's policy on what to do with those who facilitate dictators?

Participant: codc01

Date: 2003-04-12 14:36:30

They should be put to justice in their own country.

I think there is a misunderstanding in the role of the ICC. ICC's mandate is to prosecute war crimes, acts of genocide and massive deportation. I don't think it has anything to do with what you are talking about.

Even Saddam could not be put to trial under the ICC, since he did not commit war crimes, or genocide after june 2002. (He did before that though, but it does not fall under the jurisdiction of the ICC).

As Canada clearly stated Saddam and his collaborators should be put to trial by a special criminal court under the jurisdiction of the UN (A bit like it was done for Yugoslavia and Rwanada). I entirely approve of Canada's position on this topic.

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Canada's policy on what to do with those who facilitate dictators?

Participant: cfallon

Date: 2003-04-15 11:17:55

Except to say that if Canadian military officers apprehend Saddam, they have been ordered to free them.

Or at least, this is how its portrayed.

Does anyone know whether Canada would turn them over to --- is there an authority that is non-national that you turn people over to for war crimes? Is the ICC also a jailer?

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Canada's policy on what to do with those who facilitate dictators?

Participant: codc01

Date: 2003-04-15 11:46:33

I think Canada would ask the UN to setup a special tribunal...

As for the ICC, i don't know if they have a right for temporary emprisonment, as for sentencing, any state (on a pre-established list of volunteer countries) can accept the prisonner .

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Canada's policy on what to do with those who facilitate dictators?

Participant: fatmomma

Date: 2003-04-16 01:20:39

cfallon; Canadian military has not been told to free any Iraqi fugitives or Saddam; they were told to contact Chretien for furthur instructions. I would believe that Canada would seek UN guidance. The USA does not have any jurisdiction that I am aware of to hold or prosecute foreign citizens not apprehended on USA territory; except that conferred on them by the UN during a sanctioned war.

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Canada's policy on what to do with those who facilitate dictators?

Participant: cfallon

Date: 2003-04-17 11:51:07

I wasn't sure what the final decision was, and I think what you are saying makes sense.

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