international criminal. tribunal for you can slavia nonetheless quite remarkable fact that this was a former president of a nation he was being put on trial before an international court and that's no mean achievement is the project of international justice complete by all means not we now see a fledgling international criminal court also in existence in the hague has that court been successful to date well it's way too early to tell the fact that russia china knighted states pakistan india are boycotting the court is that unfortunate indeed i think it is but nevertheless i think. we shouldn't overlook the incredibly important achievement of the first nuremberg trial ok i'd like to go back to the selectiveness of international justice a little bit later how about you bill what is the most important precedent you think that nuremberg left us today and i think what all of us agree maybe on at least one point if that is a work in progress do you think bill. well i do think i agree with douglas that set a very important precedent there is a direct connection between the nuremberg trials after world war two and the genocide convention of one thousand nine hundred forty eig

. >> the international criminal court has been presented with its most high-profile defendant since it began its work eight years ago. jean-pierre bemba faces charges for what was done in an african republic. we have this report from la hague. >> from the outset of this trial, the prosecutors are rying to show that bemba's responsibility was paramount and that he used rape as a weapon of war. it is said that unspeakable crimes were committed from -- by his forces when they entered the republic to help the president put down a coup attempt. >> one of the poorest countries of the world. the massive rapes were not just sexually motivated. they were crimes of domination women but also directed at men without authority. >> jean-pierre bemba has said he is not guilty. it is said that he gave his forces license to attack civilians. soon after these events allegedly occurred, bemba stood unsuccessfully for the presidency, but by 2008, he was in exile in brussels, where he was arrested, and then he was handed over to the international criminal court. more than 700 victims are being allowed to t

the international criminal court has been presented with its most -- a former vice president of the democraticepublic of congo has pleaded not guilty to war crimes. she faces charges for what the militia did in this central african republic. >> from the outset of this trial, the prosecutors are trying to show that his command responsibility was paramount and that he used rape as a weapon. the chief prosecutor told the court that unspeakable crimes had been committed by his forces when they entered the central african republic's eight years ago. >> troops stole from the poor people of one of the poorest countries in the world. the massive rapes were not just sexually motivated. they were crimes of domination and humiliation directed against women but also directed against men with of sorting. >> he has been pleaded not guilty, but the prosecutor said a commander that allowed his troops to act this way, is more dangerous than a single rapist. soon after these events allegedly occurred, he became vice-president in his own country of congo. he later stood unsuccessfully for the presidency, but by

is still reviewing more than 500 other applications. >> that was the registrar of the international criminal court. still to come here on "gmt," our children and afghan capital safer than those in london and new york? nato that a top diplomat in afghanistan after those controversial comments. 10 of the somali men are in trial on germany monday, charles -- charged with piracy, the first such case in the port city of hamburg in about 400 years. they are charged with trying to seize a german container ship. if they are convicted they face around 15 years in jail. the the authorities in madagascar have indefinitely postponed municipal elections that were due to be held next month. the announcement follows a failed mutiny by army officers who surrendered after government forces stormed their barracks outside the capital on saturday. the statue of christ the redeemer which towers over rio de janeiro is probably the brazilian cities best known landmarks and a popular tourist attraction. well, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery they should be pleased about what is happening in poland. catholic

ii, since the nuremberg trials that committed genocide in europe, the formation of the international criminal court is the most significant legal development in international law since the nuremberg trials. we finally have a standing court that can investigate too hopefully convict and imprison those that are guilty of terrible crimes against humanity. what has happened is sudan one 1/3 dramatic stories stories, and the icc indicted or issued the arrest warrant for the president of sudan president bashir mou without question in some ways masterminding some of the crimes committed not just during dar fur but it even before that killed many more people the problem is the icy sea -- icc does not have the warrants office to break down the presidential palace that will not happen unless there is a major change in government. so what we have is the international community that has to remain united in support of the court in support of the principle of justice to make sure that what is possible cannot travel and is boxed into a corner and passed to where the scarlet level of the indictment of the icc rive

by 2008, he was in exile in brussels where he was arrested and then handed over to the international criminal court. more than 700 victims are being allowed to take part in the process to try him. several hundred more have asked to do so. a legal representative for the victims say they are -- said they were still traumatized and this was a way to break the silence and give them a voice. >> much more coming up. stay with us if you can. the british government voices its concern that the bbc finds homophobic lessons and anti- semitic lessons being taught to muslim children. first, 10 men from the somali have gone on trial in germany, accused of piracy. they are charged with boarding a container ship in april. dutch troops recaptured the ship after an exchange of gunfire. we have this report from berlin. >> normally, pirates don't come this close to the law. but in april, a dutch anti- piracy control happened to be near a container ship that had been snatched off the coast of somalia. the dutch marines boarded the vessel and confronted the pirates. this is a soldier's eye view as he faces man he knows

international criminal court. their idea of trying nazi leaders had been discussed by the allies even before the second world war was over churchill risible installing spoke about it in tehran in one nine hundred forty three at first the british prime minister insisted on exit q didn't lead in nazis without a trial it all but a german is defeat this remains your war powers agree don't do foo much of a trial to those responsible for war crimes france was made part of the tribunals nuremberg was chosen as the location for the trial which was symbolic as the city was considered the ceremonial birthplace of the nazi party there was actually a series of trials the first one and the best known was the trial of the twenty four major war criminals deputy fuehrer and he was appointed successor herman gehring been the major defendant the nazi leaders were indicted with crimes against peace war crimes and crimes against humanity most of them needed to the crimes but claimed they were full orders as a result of the trial twel

goldstone report from being brought forward and with israeli accountability sent to the international criminal court it means continuing what the u.s. has done in the past of making sure that in the international atomic energy agency that israel is never even requested to join the nonproliferation treaty and make public its well known but officially secret. nuclear arsenal all of these things are things that the u.s. has provided to israel anyway so what they're adding to it now is saying that after this three month partial slowdown of settlement construction because it will not apply in east jerusalem which is crucial that's where there's a big settlement expansion campaign already underway that they will never again ask for a settlement freeze so it's giving the israelis an awful lot in return for really not very much. hey investigators say they can prove a russian accountant who died in prison was part of a massive embezzlement scheme sergei magnitsky exact role that hermitage capital became a massive scandal after he died of a heart attack behind bars or he's a catarina groucho has the details.

man is still sudan's president today, president omar bashir.t he stands indicted by the international criminal court fol crimes of genocide and crime against humanity for what happened in darfur.w so in 2003 darfur was just really a whisper. and at that time franklin graham was very much in the public eyee because he had called islam a wicked and evil religion, and so that sound bite was echoing around, especially in sudan. because the north of sudan is primarily muslim. and so there was a lot of outcry against his arrival. and so when i found out he wass going to meet with his sworn enemy, i asked if i could go along, and i was working fory. that bastion of religious values, ""vanity fair"" magazine. and so he said yes, and he took me, and when we went and sat in the marble palace, these two men, it was like watching -- it was fascinating. these two men each tried tohe's convert the other, and can thato was not terribly successful. and then graham made reference to a hospital that he ran until very recently in louis that is south sudan's largest hospital. and president bashir's government and his a

that is why i think ideas like the international criminal court or a number of of proposals that were being proposed at copenhagen to deal with climate although they have been rebuffed by the united states in the short term, are very much going to be on the international agenda going forward, and i think the risk in the next two years with obama gridlocked at home domestically, he will turn his attention internationally, where he is traveling out, and think that this might be a way to achieve some of the games that he is that going to be able to get domestically. -- some of the aims he is not going to be able to get domestically. what do we conclude? the economy with almost any kind of market basis, create such an enormous potential for dead weight loss that governments have a lot of room to do so foolish things, and given the chance, they usually do. for totalitarian regimes, the lessons they should of learned from the last century are don't attack your enemies too early or too often. with a little bit more patient you might have a better chance of succeeding. and then third and fina

that is why i think ideas like the international criminal court or a number of of proposals that were being proposed at copenhagen to deal with climate although they have been rebuffed by the united states in the short term, are very much going to be on the international agenda going forward, and i think the risk in the next two years with obama gridlocked at home domestically, he will turn his attention internationally, where he is traveling out, and think that this might be a way to achieve some of the games that he is that going to be able to get domestically. -- some of the aims he is not going to be able to get domestically. what do we conclude? the economy with almost any kind of market basis, create such an enormous potential for dead weight loss that governments have a lot of room to do so foolish things, and given the chance, they usually do. for totalitarian regimes, the lessons they should of learned from the last century are don't attack your enemies too early or too often. with a little bit more patient you might have a better chance of succeeding. and then third and fina

that is why i think ideas like the international criminal court or a number of of proposals that were being proposed at copenhagen to deal with climate although they have been rebuffed by the united states in the short term, are very much gointo be on the international agenda going forward, and i think the risk in the next two years with obama gridlocked at home domestically, he will turn his attention internationally, where he is traveling out, and think that this might be a way to achieve some of the games that he is that going to be able to get domestically. -- some of the aims he is not going to be able to get domestically. what do we conclude? the economy with almost any kind of market basis, create such an enormo potential for dead weight loss that governments have a lot of room to do so foolish things, and given the chance, they usually do. for totalitarian regimes, the lessons they should of learned from the last century are don't attack your enemies too early or too often. with a little bit more patient you might have a beer chance of succeeding. and then third and finally, i

court appointed counsel the general rule in the u.s. in my experience and i've been doing this federal criminal defense and international extradition since the late eighty's my experience has been generally the court appointed counsel in the federal criminal case is not up to it's not up to speed they're not typically experienced in complex cases so it's going to get court appointed counsel if you can't afford to hire counsel. and and and he's going to get an experience counsel on the other hand. if he wants to hire counsel because mr boot has been designated by the u.s. department of treasury's office of foreign asset control because he's been designated as a special designated individual that hired counsel is going to have to get permission from the u.s. department of treasury evasion in order to to represent and be paid by mr bush so it's the very government that's wanting to put him in jail one of which is. the underlying offense will buy a lation a loaf that attorney is going to have to get permission from the represent mr all it's definitely going to be a very high profile case and everything that you just told us sounds like it's

one he stands indicted by the international criminal court for crimes of genocide and crimes againsthumanity for what happened in our four. in 2003 door for was just really a whisper. at that time think lee gramm was very much in the public eye because he had called islam a wicked and evil religion. the north of sudan is primarily muslim. so there was a lot of outcry against his arrival. what i found out, he was going to me with this one enemy. asked if i could go a long pit of his working for vanity fair. he said yes. the technique. we went and sat in the marble palace, it was like watching. it was fascinating. these men he's tried to convert the other. that wasn't terribly successful. then graeme made reference to a hospital that he ran until very recently that the south sudan's largest hospital. and president bush years government and army has twice bombed this hospital. that is how the 40 years of civil war has played out. especially bashir, he has really bombed hospitals. gramm has seen that up front which is what really shaped his opinions about as long. so he said, mr. preside

criminal court of justice the prosecution has already labeled the russian an international arms trafficker they insist that no international or u.s. law was violated in extraditing saying he was conspiring in a fight against the u.s. the prosecution insists he was smuggling enough arsenals to be an envy of a small country after tycoons had maintained twice that there was no proof of guilt and that the case against him was political he's now being presented to a judge here in lower manhattan if convicted he could face from twenty five years to a lifetime behind bars the u.s. media meanwhile have been quick to butcher boot coming up with countless nicknames and spinning the story in favor of u.s. officials pending trial victor boot is being held here at a correctional facility with over eight hundred other inmates experts say psychological pressure may be exerted on him to try to get him to cooperate with the prosecution by keeping him in solitary confinement this is also the place where ponzi schemer bernie madoff is being held as well as the times square bomber russian officials have alway

criminal gangs stealing millions of dollars from a young. hottie dot com real proud they did it on the court. women's rights in afghanistan continued to be violated despite international efforts to intervene a shocking number of women face domestic violence and abuse with a growing percentage committing suicide because of a lack of trust in the justice system with courts destroyed and judges killed ortiz a post live reports now in a situation that shows little sign of improving. it's a choice no mother should ever have to make her children all her family her husband's thrown her out and this woman's parents will only take her back if she abandons the children she had with him. i'm feeling so alone my husband hates me a lot i'm sick my daughter is sick my other two children are with him. her family was against the marriage from the beginning the man was from another tribe already married and taking drugs but at the age of fourteen desperate to be with him the goal ran away and married him. my brothers want to kill me i'm very fraid of them they say if you come back alone will accept you. but if you come with your children you are view and also afraid of my husband. the

international terrorism groups although they would have liked to. cases like that can be handled well by our domestic criminal system. there arey a lot of cases the obama administration is trying to put in civilian courtsould be handled in military tribunals. >> kelly: coming up is khalid sheikh mohammed ham medicine one case they want to do the right thing on. >> nato commanders agree to hanover power by 2014 is planning a timeline the right thing? is there too much work to be done in afghanistan? >>> a fox news alert. timeline now in place. nato leaders agreeing this morning to start reducing the amount of combat troops in afghanistan next year. with the aim of a full security hanover in 2014. joining me retired army general, also the author of the book don't miss it rogue threat. good to see you general. your thoughts on the new timeline. >> great to be with you jamie. timeline 2014 is enough time for us to do what we need to do and begin to hanover security to the afghans. president karzai an guess this timeline that's the most important thing about all of this. i wouldn't get wrapped around the timeline. let's look at what happened from '02 to '08 in military doctrine says you can do one thing wel

international practice not to criminalize mere presence in the united states. for all those reasons, we think that section 3 is pre-emptive because it is a direct regulation of immigration. if i might, unless the court has further questions on section 3, i could switch to section 5 of the statute. >> that is fine. >> the employment provision. with respect to section 5, as the court pointed out, the court's decision in the national immigrants right case did analyze the backdrop and the enactment of the federal prohibition -- employer sanction provision. congress deliberately rejected the possibility of imposing sanctions -- >> you heard judge bea. this is common ground. we have bound by that decision. do i need to say a word more? go on. [laughter] >> if i could add one point on that on section five -- >> do you have to do it? [laughter] >> i would like to _ 1 points that i think reinforces what the court was correct -- to underscore one point that think reinforces what the court was correct in. it is that the 1324a of the federal act has a specific prohibition requiring individual employees to test that they are present and authorized to work. there are criminal sanctions for violating a provision i

with international practice not to criminalize presence in the united states so for all those reasons we think section iii is pre-emptive because of direct regulation of immigration. unless the court has further questions on section iii, i could switch to section v of the statutes. the employment provision. with respect to section v as the court pointed out this court's decision in the national emigrates case could analyze the backdrop in the enactment of the federal politician and sanction provisions and recognize the conversation considered but deliberately rejected the possibility of imposing sanctions. >> it is common ground. we abide by that decision. [talking over each other] >> if i could add one point on section v -- >> do what you have to do. >> i would like to underscore one point that reinforces why the court was correct in its evaluation which is not just a legislative district point. that point is thirteen 24 a of the federal act, requiring individuals to a test he is lawfully present and authorized to work and criminal sanctions of the federal act for violating that provision. significantly there's another provision in 1324 a that says the individual employee may not