On trial: the rules of war Hague tribunal could redraw boundaries protecting civilians as well as punish those who have transgressed them

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: May 12, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

THE HAGUE -- Should every hostile act against civilians in wartime be made a crime?

The United Nations War Crimes Tribunal, which began its first trial last week, thinks so. And certainly the target of the first prosecution, a Bosnian Serb guard commander accused of ordering the torture and mutilation of detainees, isn't likely to provoke widespread disagreement.

But the tribunal isn't aimed just at punishing the most sadistic killers, rapists and torturers in the former Yugoslavia. It is an attempt to establish legal principles to govern future conflicts. So while Dusan (Dule) Tadic stands ...

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