the international criminal court should serve as an instrument of justice for all, not just for those in the african continent, but for all who may be aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, wherever they may be taking place. >> now that we have seen charles taylor convicted in this manner, would you expect the court of the hague to convict future heads of state or even current heads of state who are accused of similar crimes? >> clearly, the standard has been set, whether they come from western countries or countries all around the world. all should be watching this verdict and understanding that, in the 21st century, the human family is creating institutions like the international criminal court that will uphold national law -- international law for all, not just for some. there is a new standard that has to be upheld. >> an important try with implications around the world. thank you for joining us. the protection of legal immunity for a head of state will -- was invoked in pakistan today. it was not enough to prevent prime minister yousaf raza gillani from being convicted of c

got himself into a muddle over this when libya wasn't even a signatory of the imperial criminal court or international criminal court maybe they were the reason why the satellite went down they seem to think they have jurisdiction over every country in africa. in tripoli trial in my hague is there a difference between the two. yes i think it's very important for sovereignty but it does put a spotlight on the international criminal court and we will must remember it's set up under the room statute in two thousand and two i think your viewers will know that there was a certain war that happened in the middle east in two thousand and three there was another war it's. made public by moreno ocampo that they had submissions about american war crimes and this was the statute was before the grable. and he says well there isn't really that much evidence basically we all know what's happening with you that's a criminal court it is become a joke to most people in the world and it's not international is international and says every clinton used the word international i those countries threatened to succumb to thr

the international criminal court should serve as an instrument for justice for all, not just those on the african continent, but all of those who may be aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, wherever they take place in the world. >> now that we have seen a conviction against ross taylor, would you expect the court in the hague to convict -- against charles taylor, would you expect the court in the hague to convict others? >> yes, current and future. whether it is those coming from western countries or from countries all around the world. all should be watching the verdict and understand that, in the 21st century, the human family is creating institutions like an international criminal court that will uphold international law for all, not just for some. there is a new standard that has to be upheld to make sure that those around the world are not contributing to violations of human rights and human dignity. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> the protection of legal immunity for heads of state was invoked in pakistan today. it will not be enough to prevent pr

the international criminal court has turned down palestinian request to investigate alleged israeli war crimes on their lands the official reason for the rejection is that palestine is not a u.n. state. a professor at bethlehem university and a human rights activist now joins us live on the line thanks for being with us how was the hague's reasoning going down with the palestinians. not very good obviously we have palestinians believe that in a nation state of what. does this point in fact there was a un resolution one thousand nine hundred forty seven recognized palestinian state than most countries in the world. so we obviously believe we understand and we are entitled to bring charges against the state of israel. the international criminal court is already facing criticism from international groups that n.g.o.s being biased on less why do you think it's chosen this route well i think there is a lot of pressure applied on the international court of justice by the united states and by parties to prevent any accounting for the state this is not unusual throughout the sixty three year hi

son clear insight about is that was assaulted while in custody it comes days after the international criminal court told the people forces to surrender cut off his son wanted for crimes against right here so we're trying. the killing of protesters on. release the search a promise or use of a verse to. say that i.c.c. is incapable of trying out justice and the i.c.c. hasn't necessarily proven its ability to effectively carry out justice and there's a way that it's globally. applied and really effectively done they don't have the necessary facilities to. arrest people they don't seem to have the capability to. implement their plans and even if they did like i said their plans are often seemingly quite biased to target african leaders and so i really don't blame the libyan government for refusing to turn over a safe islam gadhafi if you're going to have an international criminal court that supposedly carrying out principles of justice if they're not equally applied then of course it's not in any way possible for them to be fair and so this is a huge issue and also there are questions over even the way

. >> the international criminal court has ordered libya to hand over the son of former dictator gaddafi. >> libya is said to comply with the demand, and he was caught in the desert last year and is accused of the killing of civilians during the pollution. >> germans are hoping to hide assets in swiss banks will have to move their funds elsewhere. >> after years of negotiations, the german and swiss governments want to ratify the deal and finally end this. this would pour billions into german state coffers. >> switzerland is a paradise for german tax evaders, but that could be turning -- that could be coming to an end. finance minister says he is satisfied with the deal. >> if you look at the deal, you will see we worked with germany to make it happened. the goal is to find a fair compromise and a long-term solution. >> germany's finance minister and his swiss counterpart agreed on a plan to tax assets retroactively up to 41%. but german opposition parties say at let's tax dodgers off the -- it lets tax dodgers off the hook. >> it is an understatement to say we will not be able to pursue

one of the reasons that i was so vocal on the idea of war crimes tribunal and the international criminal court. >> is they we can't ashrine collective guilt we have to assign individual guilt. >> jon: in some respects it would be easier to believe there was an evil group that carried out this terrible thing and no one else could ever approach that level of inhumanity and we find it's more complicated than that the good guys and bad guys. >> i think the hardest part about it is realized within all of us there's some of the traitor, the person who rats on their neighbor, and then some people who are just amazingly brave. one of the interesting things the czechs were actually the first ones -- or the only ones that had an assassination against a high level german. >> jon: right. >> and what happened was that there was one ordinary woman who actually helped those who came in for the assassination. they found her because somebody ratted on her to get money and she took a cyanide people to never have to tell the story. the story in this book, a lot of is sad, i have to sad, but some of it is really

found guilty, this morning on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity the international criminal court in the netherlands spent five years on this trial said taylor orchestrated one of the most brutal campaigns in africa, gave rebels in neighboring sierra leone, weapons in exchange for blood diamonds this is the first time since the nuremberg trials, that a leader has been found guilty in international criminal court. >>> young said he was told hiding hunter was the most important job even after edwards dropped out of the 2008 race because he was trying to be considered for vice president young testified edwards stopped returning his phone calls and he was growing tired of living with hunter and edward's child. >>> dc police searching for a suspect, accused of killing a man they believed was a tourist visiting from denver, 66-year- old gary dote rick was found dead tuesday on emmer son street northwest, authorities believe he was renting a basement apartment in the neighbourhood police thing some sort of weapon was used to kill him, they are offering a 25,000 dollars reward, for inform

judges at the international criminal court have applied pressure on libya to hand over a former libyan leader. he remains in custody of the military council southwest of tripoli. the u.k.'s main airlines has warned that a shortage could cause disruption at airports. the british transport association has written to the home secretary criticizing the decision to bring in tougher immigration controls. the americans have reacted quickly to the successful elections in burma. >> that is right. the u.s. secretary of state has announced the administration is prepared to ease sanctions against burma. she said some travel and financial restrictions would be relaxed if burma allowed visits to the united states. this comes just days after elections in which the pro- democracy leaders party won. this report contains flash photography. >> there is a new dawn in burma. the united states announced it would ease sanctions. >> we are prepared to take steps towards a fully accredited ambassador in the coming days. followed by a formal announcement of our nominee. >> she also praised this man, burma oppos

on wednesday, the chief prosecutor at the international criminal court arrived in the libyan capital, partly to talk about the fate of men who already faces trial in libya. the chief prosecutor is already stopping by the coastal city of misratah to investigate allegations of abuse in detention facilities run by militiamen who fought against get off the's forces. >> during the uprising, misratah came under heavy fire by the of the's forces, who were trying to keep the city from falling to rebels. we sent our reporters to get a picture of what life is like in the city today. >> misratah -- no libyan city was heavily damaged in the fighting between gaddafi loyalists and revolutionaries. few buildings escaped unscathed. it was raided by security forces for months and battered by heavy artillery. thousands of people here died. the new city administration faces a herculean task -- gaddafi loyalists have been replaced by supporters of the revolution, mostly businessmen and shop owners. right now, they are discussing salaries for the police force, but the coffers are empty. >> our most import

the chief prosecutor for the international criminal courts has arrived in libya to discuss the fate of the son of gaddafi. the interim government in tripoli has refused to hand over mr. gaddafi. in a nearby courtroom, anders breivik claimed the death penalty or a full acquittal where the only logical outcomes for his killing of 77 people. his statement came on the third day of this trial as he was questioned over its alleged links withther extremist. we have the latest from oslo. >> under tight security, they drove him to court this morning. at the country held its breath, waiting for more revelations. it is impossible to know what is going on behind the eyes of anders breivik, hard to see if the evil haunts him. whether he is the screams -- he hears the screams of those killed. he maintains that his attacks came after he joined the network of like-minded nationalist. the police doubt such a network exists. anders breivik insists he attended a meeting in the u.k. under cross-examination today, he said anyone could do what i did. he spoke of nationalist training sessions that were to de

the international criminal court. take, for instance, the case of omar al-bashir of sudan. in 2011 he traveled to kenya yet the kenyans signed on to the i don't think statute of court and they didn't arrest him. he left but now the ministry of justice in kenya has an arrest warrant out for him. so if he comes back, the importance is that government stand up and support these courts and for the international criminal court to really be effective we need to get the united states on board. >> pelley: eric stover, thanks so much. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": rupert murdoch's apology; allegations of wiretapping in china; high anxiety over high tech breakthroughs and getting more women into science. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: the supreme court of pakistan has convicted prime minister yousuf raza gilani of contempt. it stemmed from his refusal to pursue a corruption case against president asif ali zardari. the ruling carried only a symbolic sentence of less than a minute in detention, allowing gilani to stay in power. in a

the 64-year-old was found guilty by an international criminal court of providing weapons and suppliesl forces who committed atrocities in neighboring sierra leone during a brutal 11-year conflict. prosecutors say taylor who studied economics at bentley college in massachusetts in the 1970s ordered child soldiers into battle and forced young girls into sexual slavery. it's the first time a head of state has been found guilty by an international court since the nuremberg naulzi trials after world war ii. if you want to learn more about him, read the "new york times," helene cooper has a family piece, today. >>> still ahead on "way too early," it was christmas for nfl freaks last night, and mel kieper jr. was sant clause. andrew luck finally got the colts jersey as the number one pick in the draft. who else went where? >>> plus an update on the story we told you about yesterday where a couple at a texas rangers game grabbed a ball thrown up into the stands and then didn't give it to the sobbing little dude sitting next to them. now they are the ones who want an apology. details and a che

international criminal law. >> so far, that has applied in particular to african heads of state. sudan's president has been indicted for war crimes by the international criminal courtas has libya's. while many welcome it, others feel the system is unbalanced. than the africans have regally complained that the icc is to trade on africa and that the court has not indicted anyone from anywhere else in the world. it strikes many as a form of neocolonialism, as if europeans are using alternate means to recover their loss of control of africa. >> judicial investigations into atrocities committed under international law are still a relatively new thing. charles taylor is the first head of state to be convicted by a united nations-back court, and it is likely he will not be the last. >> the southeast asian nation of burma has been under international sanctions for decades, but the eu and the u.s. are easing restrictions, recognizing historic moves toward the -- towards democracy. >> ideas prompted a flood of foreign investors looking for the next big business deal, but aid agencies are also interested in getting into the country. >> the grapes are being harvested in the mo

the international criminal court has confirmed that saif gadhafi the imprisoned son of the former libyan leader was tortured and abused since his capture last november investigators met him at a detention center near tripoli earlier this month where he said he'd prefer to stand trial in his home country on charges of war crimes however it's believed his decision was made under duress as a libyan official was sitting in on the conversation a trial of the i.c.c. would remove the threat of the death sentence if he's convicted on charges of killing protesters during last year's uprising. hundreds of people have been demonstrating in the chilean capital santiago against the construction of five dams in patagonia demonstrators fear the project could harm the landscape and wildlife of the southern region police broke up the peaceful march with water cannons and the arrested dozens and chilean supreme court green lighted the project last week rejecting a legal challenge from its critics. party so i could have you with us today here on r.t. after a short break it's dimitri with the hourly busines

the international criminal court turned down a request from best to get an edge the israeli war crimes and the deadly attack on gaza over three years ago more than fourteen hundred people were killed almost all of them palestinian but i see i.c.c. prosecutor said the destination and go ahead but only if the un or its security council recognizes palestine as an independent state try to win the peace recognition last year failed despite the supports well for more than one hundred thirty countries due to the threat of a us of a type. a co-founder of the israeli committee against house demolitions says the i.c.c. is ruling costs a shadow over the whole international justice system. the palestinians exist in a kind of a limbo because they're not a state they don't have access to all the instruments of international law or of the un system but at the same time an. international law that does apply to the occupied territories it's intended to protect them especially the fourth geneva convention is not enforced by the international community for in the one hand they don't have the instant issa

the international criminal court has turned down a palestinian request investigate alleged israeli war crimes. and gaza three years ago i.c.c. prosecutor said investigation again go ahead only if the un or its security council recognizes palestine as a state jeff. israeli committee against house demolitions says the ruling casts a shadow over the whole international justice system. the palestinians exist in a kind of a limbo because they're not a state they don't have access to all the instruments of international law or of the un system but at the same time. international law that does apply to the occupied territories it's intended to protect them especially before geneva convention is not enforced by the international community so on the one hand they don't have the incentives to protect themselves and the other hand the international community doesn't accept its responsibility to afford protection for the palestinian problem with the palestinians is that occupation was only seen as a very temporary military situation maybe lasting long two three years until it's over this is a fort

the international criminal court has turned down a palestinian request investigate alleged israeli war crimes to. serve three years ago sort of fourteen hundred people killed almost all of them on a statement the i.c.c. prosecutor said. and the u.n. security council recognizes palestine state trying to win this mission last year but failed to spot the support that countries get to the threat of a u.s. veto if. we take aunt's house demolitions so the i.c.c. is ruling costs a shot over the whole international justice system. the palestinians exist in a kind of a limbo because they're not a state they don't have access to all the instruments of international law or of the un system but at the same time. international law that does apply to the occupied territories it's intended to protect them especially the fourth geneva convention is not enforced by the international community so on the one hand they don't have the instruments protect themselves on the other hand the international treaty doesn't accept its responsibility will force protection for the palestinians probably the palestinia

the international criminal court has turned down a palestinian request confess to kate alleged israeli war crimes during the attack on gaza or about three years ago. fourteen hundred people killed almost all of them palestinians i c c prosecutor said the investigation would get together at the u.n. security council recognizes. state and try to win this recognition last year failed to stop the support of. countries due to the threat of a u.s. veto. co-found the israeli house demolitions says the i.c.c. is rooting costs a shot over russian justice system. the palestinians exists. because they're not a skate they don't have access to all the instruments of international law or of the un system but at the same time. international law that does apply to the occupied territories it's intended to protect them especially the fourth geneva convention is not enforced by the international community on the one hand they don't have the instruments of protect themselves on the other hand the international treaty doesn't accept its responsibility to force protection for the palestinian problem with t

local militia men are reluctant to hand him over to the central government last week the international criminal court rejected lidia's request to postpone a transfer to the hague. war planes from sudan f. launched their first attack on a major town in neighboring nation south sudan aircraft dropped five bombs on the capital of a northern oil producing region apparently aiming for a bridge on wednesday there was heavy fighting on the contested border between the two countries and sudan accuses the south which only gained in the panels last year of occupying i don't know field bottle to its economy. at least seventy two suspected al qaeda linked fighters have been killed following three days of clashes with yemeni soldiers insurgents have been attacking an army barracks trying to retake the strategic southern town of flow there as the latest in a series of deadly confrontations following an uprising which forced long time leader ali abdullah saleh from power and the latest fighting it's reported the u.s. warplanes have carried out airstrikes. hundreds of people have been demonstrating in the chilean ca

influential son claim safe al islam was assaulted while in custody it comes days after the international criminal court told the libyan authorities to surrender gadhafi son who's wanted for crimes against humanity libya says it will try him on home soil over the killing of protesters but journalist action response he says if i think have been to be difficult and say daffy is not being held by the new with authorities. i'm not sure the n.g.c. have much power over the whereabouts of save gadhafi is my understanding is that there is in jan brigade in any case they were making deals with the m.d.c. in the tripoli over trying not to split the country into little pieces it's very murky as to watch the deals being made between all the different jet rebel groups the m.d.c. is so fractured at the moment and presumably there are a number of phone conversations from washington and european powers that desperately trying to salvage something and stop it from breaking into pieces libya once was of course oil is another factor and deals are being done on that as to whether we'll ever get safe i'll get that from secr

long civil war that killed over one of the half million people bashir is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide in the darfur region. and explosions and gunfire rocked nigeria's northern city of killing at least sixteen people the blast took place in a university lecture theatre used by christian students for religious services nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack and generally the militant sect carried out a bombing in the same city killing one hundred fifty people. the british ministry of defense is considering placing surface to air missiles on residential buildings people in east london have received leaflets saying their rooftops could be used to house the weapons during the olympic games this summer residents say they're concerned about the safety of the system claiming it could become a target for attack or would shower potentially deadly if fired. the missiles would only be used in case of an extreme terror threat. as the u.s. struggles to avoid a double dip recession emerging economies are racing to take advant

militia men are reluctant to hand him over to the central government and last week the international criminal court rejected lidia's request to postpone a transfer to the hague. greece has said may the sixth as the date for an early parliamentary election came from the country's current prime minister a look as for the demons following a decision to dissolve the legislative body campaigning is likely to be tough in a vote already being seen as a test for the bailout plan designed to rescue greece is dead torn economy in order to secure a deal from the e.u. the government imposed heavy as thirty measures causing massive protests. thousands of miners and construction workers have taken to the streets of bolivia demanding a wage increase they called for more negotiation between the government and three units as they say their country's current payment policy doesn't compensate for soaring food prices the march follows a strike by health care workers unhappy with the decision to increase their working day to eight hours. on a lighter note would like to show you this video from a russian motorist record

civil war that killed more than one and a half million people all bashir is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide in the darfur region. the body of libya's former oil minister was found floating under a bridge in vienna police say no signs of foul play have been found although the autopsy is yet to be performed once a senior government official under the gadhafi under the khadafi regime he defected to the rebels during last year's civil war. confessed mass murder anders breivik trying to convince judges to this week that he was sane when he killed seventy seven people last july the right wing extremist wants his ideology to be taken seriously as fears grow his anti muslim views may have taken root elsewhere in europe are bennett talked to a far right british movement that some believe inspired breivik campaign of terror . this is looted was considered the breeding ground of far right extremism in the u.k. so to a large muslim community and also to the english defense league who are now considered one of the most dangerous groups of the g

effectively carry out justice and this is hugely problematic because if you're going to have an international criminal court that supposably carrying out principles of justice if they're not equally applied then of course it's not in any way possible for them to be fair so it really is a sort of colonial power play to go after certain bad bogeyman to probably make the west feel good about itself. but u.s. marines face as i just missed all of our comments he made on facebook as we report online for you he criticized commander in chief brought obama which military board ruled as misconduct of the sergeant claims he was only exercising freedom of speech . of the u.s. coast guards opened fire on a deserted japanese ship that's been dripping in the pacific since last year's tsunami. these are the images the world seen from the streets of canada. trunk operations room to to get. twenty one minutes past the hour of this have a look at some world news for you in brief moment. their independence for a large desert region in the north they are they are captured three key towns during the mayhem caused by a coup in th

effectively carry out justice and this is hugely problematic because if you're going to have an international criminal court that supposedly carrying out principles of justice if they're not equally applied then of course it's not in any way possible for them to be fair it really is a sort of colonial power play to go after certain bad bogeyman to probably make the west feel good about it so. no u.s. marine faces i just miss all over comments he made on facebook as we report online today the critical fire as commander in chief. which a military portable misconduct sergeant claims he was only back for science in a speech. also u.s. coast guard opened fire on a deserted japanese ship that's been drifting in the pacific ocean since last year's tsunami. and these are the images the world is seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporations. more news from around the world in brief for you this hour mahler's rebels have the third independent for a large desert region in the north they are earlier countered three key towns during the may have been caused by a coup in the south the african union says the dec

local militia men are reluctant to hand him over to the central government last week the international criminal court rejected levy's request it was flown a transfer to the hague. the us government has agreed to pay more than a billion dollars to dozens of native american tribes to settle claims they mismanaged their money and land forty one tribes from across the country said they were owed the money which came from royalties for oil timber and other rights on tribal lands for this dates back more than one hundred years and the settlement follows almost two years of negotiations. hundreds of people have been demonstrating in the chilean capital santiago against the construction of five dams in patagonia that is traitorous fear of the projects that harm the landscape and wildlife of the southern region police broke off a peaceful march with water cannon arresting dozens of chilean supreme court green lighted the project last week rejecting a legal challenge from its critics. well as a lighter note here on earth he would like to show you this video from a russian motorist recorded by his dashboard cam

decades long civil war that killed over one and a half million people here is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide in the darfur region. and explosions and gunfire rocked in nigeria's northern city of killing at least sixteen people the blast took place in a university lecture theatre used by christian students for religious services nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack in general the militant sect carried out a bombing in the same city killing one hundred fifty. well up next we have the week's top stories a summary for you stay with us live this is the weekly here on our to. when you force spring overseas my grocery birds will come home to roost. but when their massive tongue great. empathy chips way to pull the emotions. towards those who live on the current. wealthy british style rolls passed out on to the guys. in the. markets why now scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the kinds of reports on r.t. there hasn't been anything good on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. before

actively carry out justice and this is hugely problematic because if you're going to have an international criminal court that supposedly carrying out principles of justice if they're not equally applied then of course it's not in any way possible for them to be fair it really is a sort of colonial power play to go after a certain bad bogeyman to probably make the west feel good about itself. we have more news headlines around the world tonight egypt's pre-election battles are heating up a stake in cairo's tahrir square in support of ultra conservative islamist presidential candidate has a mother as well could be barred from running though because his mother was once an american citizen accusation he says is part of a plot against it is disqualification would leave the muslim brotherhood without a main rival. two people killed in a botched suicide attack believed to have been targeting intelligence offices in southern yemen suspected of public links to al qaeda was on route to his intended destination when the blast happened the civilian who was driving at the time of the explosion was also killed yemen

. >> in your view, what would the consequences be for the international criminal court and for its stature going forward were coney to be captured, taken to the hague and tried as opposed to removed from the battlefield in a way that prevented his being brought to justice? >> i think the legislation has been extremely helpful as far as the rewards for justice program because it does limit and isolate coney -- not only coney but also the other senior officials. and are supportive and receptive to how they're going to handle coney. i know the ugandans are very much involved in trying to determine the icc and other programs for coney. but getting him off the battlefield is number one. >> i'd be interested in an answer which from the whole panel if i could to with the next set of concerns i had. if you can give me more details about the a.u., the african union's role, how you see their engagement, how sustained it will be, what sort of collaborative role they're going to play, and that's both intergovernmental and then in terms of recovery and development and most centrally in terms of actual

long civil war killed more than one and a half million people all bashir is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide in the darfur region. in new york that seven people including three children were killed when the minivan they were driving in plunged more than fifty meters off the highway bridge and landed in the grounds of the bronx zoo the cause of the crash still under investigation but reports say that van was traveling at very high speeds. the body of libya's former oil minister has been found floating under a bridge in vienna police say no signs of foul play were found on the body although an autopsy has yet to be done that once a senior government official under that gadhafi regime he defected to the rebels during the last year during last year's civil war. dmitri medvedev counting down the days till he packed his bags and moves from the kremlin to make way for of light amir putin's return may seventh along with his things will be taking with him four years of memories as head of state the outgoing leader's been reflecting on those