Will former Bush administration officials be prosecuted in foreign countries?

Phillipe Sands says yes, here and here. He might be right, but there are grounds for skepticism.

First, some background. International law carves the world into states; within each state, the national government takes primary responsibility for enforcing the criminal law when crimes occur on its territory. States also claim jurisdiction when nationals commit crimes in foreign countries and sometimes when nationals are victims in foreign countries

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