To minimize the risks involved, the court must make sure the lawyers it appoints mount a vigorous defense. |
U.S. ambassadors have been acting like schoolyard bullies. The U.S. campaign has not succeeded in undermining global support for the court. But it has succeeded in making the U.S. government look foolish and mean-spirited. |
We call on all governmental and inter-governmental actors in West Africa to ensure Taylor promptly appears for trial. |
We call on all governmental and inter-governmental actors in West Africa to ensure Taylor promptly appears for trial. The U.N. peacekeeping forces in Liberia and Sierra Leone will need to play their role to ensure justice can be done while stability in West Africa is maintained. |
We have grave concerns that the court will not ensure fair trial, |
We have grave concerns that the court will not provide the fair trial guarantees required by international law, ... But it's not too late for the tribunal's judges to fix some of these problems if they take steps to ensure a fair trial. |
We have grave concerns that the court will not provide the fair trial guarantees required by international law. But it's not too late for the tribunal's judges to fix some of these problems if they take steps to ensure a fair trial. |
We think there is a certainly a credible basis for this investigation by the tribunal given the facts that we have gathered. |
We think this is an important first step and we urge the prosecutor to go further and higher, up to the political actors who were manipulating these militias for their own ends. |
We understand that any trial will need to be accessible to the victims of the crimes, and to those in whose names the crimes were committed, ... But if it proves impossible to conduct a fair trial because of the security conditions, the question arises of relocating the trial elsewhere to allow for a fair proceeding. |
We understand that any trial will need to be accessible to the victims of the crimes, and to those in whose names the crimes were committed. But if it proves impossible to conduct a fair trial because of the security conditions, the question arises of relocating the trial elsewhere to allow for a fair proceeding. |
We will look very carefully at how the judges respond to motions submitted by the defense, including requests for more time to allow adequate preparation. |
You cannot put new defense attorneys in like screwing in a light bulb. The failure by the appointed attorneys to ask the witnesses questions was probably the most disturbing part. |