Calling for the prosecution of Iraqis and their supporters for war crimes, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 11, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 11, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, and other nations constituting the coalition conducting Operation Iraqi Freedom should prosecute by tribunal persons in the Government of Iraq, persons in the armed forces of Iraq, and any other person, who orders or participates in, or supports acts in violation of the international law of armed conflict that are directed at members of the armed forces of the coalition nations or at the Iraqi people or any other nation; and (2) in the determination of the violations of the international law of armed conflict to be tried by the tribunal, particular attention should be given to specified acts and abuses that, as of the date of this resolution, have already been committed by Iraqi directed forces.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 11, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2003Introduced in House
- Apr 11, 2003Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Aliens
- Alliances
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Assault
- Churches
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Clothing
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Europe
- Foreign leaders
- Government Operations and Politics
- Guerrilla warfare
- Health
- Hospitals
- Human rights
- Identification of criminals
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International law
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Islam
- Kidnapping
- Mass media
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military command and control
- Military personnel
- Murder
- Paramilitary forces
- Prisoners of war
- Prosecution
- Religion
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Terrorism
- Torture
- Treaties
- Unconventional warfare
- United Kingdom
- War
- War casualties
- War crimes
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