| www.euronews.net I-talk host Alex Taylor asks: "Since the Second World War, justice has become an international affair, war criminals are tried for crimes not only against their victims, but also for crimes against humanity. But are the cases that bring these criminals to justice effective? And are they really objective? Your questions today to Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia who joins us from The Hague." 'Mr Brammertz, hello, thank you for joining us. So you are ready to respond to questions from viewers of euronews?" Serge Brammertz: "Hello" Alex Taylor: "First question on I-talk to Serge Brammertz." "Hello, my name is Miriam. I'm from Belgium. Do you have the legal right to judge all criminals throughout the world? Who has the power to ask you to intervene?" Serge Brammertz: "Yes the Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has jurisdiction limited to the territories of the countries of the former Yugoslavia. The Tribunal was established in 1993 by the Security Council to prosecute and try those responsible for crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the territories of the former Yugoslavia." Alex Taylor: "Who can ask you to intervene an individual, a State?" Serge Brammertz: "No, actually, as this court is an offshoot of the Security Council, theoretically, there is an obligation for all UN member countries to cooperate with our Tribunal, but at the point of referral. It is the ... |
