Seanad debates
Thursday, 27 November 2003
Address by President of the European Parliament.
I will develop one other theme. I am very proud of the Europe of values in which I believe, and what that Europe tries to do. I will give a few brief illustrations. We in the European Union have led a committed case, for which Irish MEPs voted, to establish an international criminal court with due process, and therefore to elevate to the highest standard of law and due process one message, that those who perpetrate wrong will pay, and will come before a court to answer for their wrongs, genocidal or otherwise. I would prefer the due process of the international criminal court any day to the absence of process in Guantanamo Bay every day.
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