Title: American immunity
Description: In 2000 Congress attempted to close the jurisdictional gap with passage of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act. The effectiveness of that legislation is still in question, however, since it remains unclear how willing civilian American juries will be to convict veterans for conduct in foreign war zones."--pub. desc.
Subjects: War crimes, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968, Retired military personnel, Military privileges and immunities, Veterans, Atrocities, Legal status, laws, History, Veterans, legal status, laws, etc., Vietnam war, 1961-1975, atrocities
Places: United States