josiah33 wrote:@Drunkard Bush has got lots of problems now because of yet another international treaty-Convention Against Torture (CAT) which the US is a signatory to but is not willing to make him pay for his sins. When he travels to another country especially one that's a signatory to CAT he has to make sure the host country will not arrest him. He is guilty of torture ie.water boarding etc. And you want to tell me he is a great guy?
The US is under the obligation to prosecute Bush but it won't do that anytime soon. Imagine it were someone else from another weaker country-the US will be on that guy's case as if the the whole world's existence depended on his conviction.
i was just trying to show that some countries will never let some of their own face charges against crimes while they insist that others comply. The US indeed has the obligation to have Bush tried for torture. About crimes against humanity, that's another story.
Article 6 of CAT:
1. Upon being satisfied, after an examination of information available to it, that the circumstances so warrant, any State Party in whose territory a person alleged to have committed any offence referred to in article 4 is present shall take him into custody or take other legal measures to ensure his presence. The custody and other legal measures shall be as provided in the law of that State but may be continued only for such time as is necessary to enable any criminal or extradition proceedings to be instituted.
2. Such State shall immediately make a preliminary inquiry into the facts.
3. Any person in custody pursuant to paragraph I of this article shall be assisted in communicating immediately with the nearest appropriate representative of the State of which he is a national, or, if he is a stateless person, with the representative of the State where he usually resides.
4. When a State, pursuant to this article, has taken a person into custody, it shall immediately notify the States referred to in article 5, paragraph 1, of the fact that such person is in custody and of the circumstances which warrant his detention. The State which makes the preliminary inquiry contemplated in paragraph 2 of this article shall promptly report its findings to the said States and shall indicate whether it intends to exercise jurisdiction.
P/S Article 4 states:
1. Each State Party shall ensure that all acts of torture are offences under its criminal law. The same shall apply to an attempt to commit torture and to an act by any person which constitutes complicity or participation in torture. 2. Each State Party shall make these offences punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account their grave nature.