The Need for Urgency in Closing the War Crimes Act’s Loopholes

The Need for Urgency in Closing the War Crimes Act’s Loopholes

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 4: (L-R) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talks with committee chairman Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting to vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Capitol Hill, April 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. The committee voted 11-11 and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will use a procedural move to advance Jacksons nomination. A confirmation vote from the full Senate will come later this week. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).

Given constitutional constraints on retroactive changes to criminal laws, every day Congress fails to act is another day it affords war criminals impunity.