Tag: Universal jurisdiction

  • Spain signals end to war crimes, genocide hunting

    Ben Harding | Reuters 20 May 2009 Spanish judges who tried to extradite ex-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and investigate Bush administration officials over Guantanamo will likely be barred from doing so again after a parliamentary vote on Tuesday. Under pressure from foreign governments, members of Spain’s congress almost unanimously passed a resolution which, if translated…

  • Spain to limit judges’ jurisdiction; includes probe against Israelis

    The Jerusalem Post 20 May 2009 Spain’s congress on Tuesday reportedly passed a resolution to limit the jurisdiction of investigative judges. The move follows pressure from foreign governments such as the US, China and Israel, which has strongly criticized Judge Fernando Andreu’s ongoing investigation into the 2002 assassination of Hamas terrorist Salah Shehadeh in Gaza,…