Well I worked them out at the time they were issued. However last night (27/6/11) I found information that supported my conclusion by simply reading the press release.
In order for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant a panel of three judges must be convinced that there is a case to answer. In the Qaddafi case those three judges were;
Judge Cuno Tarfusser, an Italian. The NATO bombing missions against Libya are actually being launched from Italy. Therefore the conflict of interest is so clear that Judge Tarfusser should have removed himself from the case.
Judge Sylvia Steiner, a Brazilian. Although clearly the best of a bad lot Judge Steiner has previously had to spend a lot of her time defending the ease at which she issues arrest warrants for suspects from resource rich African nations.
Judge Sanji Mmasenono Monageg, the lead judge from Botswana. For over two decades Botswana has been a primary target for British government aid spending. Specifically furthering the cause of women's rights by developing a British style legal system. Judge Mmasenono Monageg is a product of that program and is so obviously a British pet she may as well change her nationality in her biography.
Anyway it's 11:01 on Tuesday June 28th and if anyone needs me before I get back from the pub around 20:00 I'll be pretending I'm dead. Or something equally productive.
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