The Path of International Justice in the Case of Nicolas Maduro |
That Maduro is tried for crimes against humanity before jurisdictions that uphold international standards is a test of international law.
By Antonia Urrejola Noguera* (Confidencial)
HAVANA TIMES — The image of Nicolas Maduro before a New York court has reopened a fundamental debate: how should those who commit crimes against their own population be prosecuted?
While Maduro faces charges in Manhattan, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela: arbitrary detentions, torture, and systematic political persecution. After the Second World War, the Nuremberg trials held the leaders of a state accountable for crimes committed against civilians. Philippe Sands stresses in East West Street that the terms “genocide” and “crimes against........