If the turnover of judges continues legal experts will begin to question the stability of the court. |
Judicial positions are not musical chairs. There has to be some measure of consistency to be sure the trial has integrity. |
There is rarely a smoking-gun evidence in cases like these. They may be beginning to move toward that, but to show the system behind the crime could mean going through thousands of documents. |
This is a very important stage in the trial. |
This would be a signal that political criticism and pressure on the court has had an effect. You need independence from the political process for the trial to work. |
War crimes trials are always messy, but holding this trial in absentia would be extremely troubling to a lot of people. |
War crimes trials are always messy, but they must meet international standards, and holding this trial in absentia would be extremely troubling to a lot of people. |
What's been important about the last couple of sessions in March is that there has been no major crisis, which is a change. It is beginning to look like a legal process. |