1. In this century, three others have been added: war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. At least since Nuremberg, international law has viewed these as crimes against the international community that could be punished by any state. In fact, punishment has been decided by international tribunals specially created for the case of Nazi Germany and more recently for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. While the accusations against Pinochet included a genocide count, it is not supported by evidence, and British courts have not taken it seriously.
2. Oliver North, "Would Gadhafi Go for Censure?" Washington Times, January 10, 1999, B3.
3. A. Lawrence Barcella, "Pursuing Pinochet: The Case We Made 22 Years Ago," Washington Post, December 6, 1998, C3.
4. No one has more ably argued this point and more carefully examined this entire issue than John Bolton, in "Judge of the Seven Seas," Legal Times, January 11, 1999, 21; "Courting Danger: What's Wrong With the International Criminal Court," The National Interest, Winter 1998/99, 60; and "The Global Prosecutors: Hunting War Criminals in the Name of Utopia," Foreign Affairs, January/February 1998, 157.