As Senators Try to Expand War Crimes Jurisdiction, Critics Ask if US War Criminals Count

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As Senators Try to Expand War Crimes Jurisdiction, Critics Ask if US War Criminals Count
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'I've got names and addresses of American war criminals if any senators are interested,' quipped veteran journalist nickturse.

"I've got names and addresses of American war criminals if any senators are interested," quipped veteran journalist Nick Turse.Critics of U.S. foreign policy on Tuesday reacted to a report that the United States Senate is advancing a draft bill that would grant domestic courts universal jurisdiction to prosecute alleged war criminals by questioning whether the measure would also apply to Americans—who are rarely if ever brought to justice after committing war crimes.

"Lo and behold, the U.S. has discovered universal jurisdiction," Seton Hall Law School professor Jonathan Hafetz sardonicallyThe significant policy shift—U.S. leaders of both parties have long opposed universal jurisdiction, largely out of

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