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War Crimes Court Grills Ex Liberian President About Human Skull Displays

Agence France Presse July 16, 2009.

Charles Taylor told the court Thursday he had seen nothing wrong with human skulls being displayed at checkpoints in Liberia during his 1989-90 "revolution."

Why Spain Can Actually Prosecute Bush and Co. for Their Crimes

Marjorie Cohn, San Francisco Chronicle. April 10, 2009.

They can use "universal jurisdiction," often used to prosecute foreign nationals for crimes that shock the conscience of the global community.

The World's Deadliest Diamond Heist

Johann Hari, The Independent UK. February 25, 2008.

The trial of Charles Taylor revisits a classic tale: the poor of the world are murdered and mutilated for the sake of adorning the rich of the world.