Long-hidden World War II files offer another way to prosecute war crimes
(WorldNews Politics)

This is not a golden age for international justice. Donald Trump´s secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, has reportedly decided to close the US´s war crimes office . China , Russia and South Africa , among others, continue to resist the International Criminal Court (ICC), while the world has yet to see proper legal proceedings against war crimes in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere. Some argue that the whole war crimes process may turn out to be futile, and that Tillerson may be just keeping up with reality. Even advocates of international criminal justice would admit that reinforcements are needed to combat impunity for rights violators. At the root of the problem is that today´s courts and tribunals...