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'Universal Jurisdiction': Spain's Judges Target Torture

Fernando Andreu, Baltasar Garzón y Santiago Pedraz, judges at Spain's National Court. (photo: El Pais/Spain)

MADRID -- Spanish judges are boldly declaring their authority to prosecute high-ranking government officials in the United States, China and Israel, among other places, delighting human rights activists but enraging officials in the countries they target and triggering a political backlash in a nation uncomfortable acting as the world's conscience.

Posted in Equality/Justice, torture, war crimes