时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(六月)


英语课

A member of Congress says there is no U.S. law that allows for the prosecution 1 of people living in the United States who have committed crimes against humanity in other countries. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second highest-ranking Democrat 2 in the Senate, wants to change that, as VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.
 
Capitol Hill


Senator Durbin wants to prevent the United States from becoming a safe-haven for war criminals.


At a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday, Durbin said there is a loophole in U.S. law that prevents the Justice Department from taking action against those living in the United States who have committed crimes against humanity. He said if a foreign warlord who had engaged in mass rape 3 came to the United States, he would be beyond the reach of U.S. law.


"Despite long-standing U.S. support for prosecution of crimes against humanity perpetrated in World War II, Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia and Sierra Leone, among other places, there is no U.S. law prohibiting crimes against humanity," he noted 4. "As a result, the U.S. government is unable to prosecute 5 perpetrators of crimes against humanity found in our own country."


Durbin is seeking legislation to close that loophole and he has bipartisan support.


"This issue is one of enormous importance," said Senator Arlen, a Pennsylvania Republican.


It is not clear when such legislation would be introduced. Both the Senate and House of the Representative would have to act on the measure before it could be sent to the president for his signature.


Senator Durbin noted that other grave human rights violations 6, including genocide and torture, are crimes under U.S. laws. In fact, he was chief sponsor of a law signed by President Bush last December that closed a loophole that had prevented U.S. authorities from prosecuting 7 individuals in the United States who took part in genocide in other countries.


 


 



n.起诉,告发,检举,执行,经营
  • The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
  • He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
n.民主主义者,民主人士;民主党党员
  • The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
  • About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后,他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
adj.著名的,知名的
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
vt.告发;进行;vi.告发,起诉,作检察官
  • I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
  • Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据?
违反( violation的名词复数 ); 冒犯; 违反(行为、事例); 强奸
  • This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
  • These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
检举、告发某人( prosecute的现在分词 ); 对某人提起公诉; 继续从事(某事物); 担任控方律师
  • The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel. 证人接受控方律师的盘问。
  • Every point made by the prosecuting attorney was telling. 检查官提出的每一点都是有力的。
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anapsid
articular disc
asphalt-saturated asbestos felt
Atilax
atropoisomer
benzo-trichloride
cardinal sins
centre-of-gravity shift
Chimonanthus fragrans
coal-pulverizing plant
compensated cavity
covs
distributed force
draw even
elkabbach
Enterogastrin
Federal Farm Loan Act
felbamate
filament loom
fish-tail
flatfishes
format controlled character file
fume separator
fundal placenta
Gas Burners
get off soundings
grab hold of
graffham
grammol
gregorc
half frosted lamp bulb
hangingwall drift
heat transfer boiler
hetland
hibiscus trionums
hyer
interactive agent
karasyov
katcina
kounellis
lady of letters
Melanosporaceae
methods of least squares
microcomputer chip
microwave ranging
millimicra
monogenic
neuromuscular stimulation
noncompostables
nonnegative form
norbolethone
ONRS
oscillator coil
oversystematizes
parakrithella shuili
parallelising
pentacid
person insuring
photo elasticity
physico-chemical
pilot tender
piston push rod
plastic acetate
popping sound
principle of sufficient reason
radiographists
Rangsang, Pulau
real Lie group
repulsor beams
restrictive fire area
Rod Steiger
ruby balas
satellite relay station
secondary bone
selective reinforcement
send-and-wait
seven coordinate complex
siphonless
soil chemism
spankable
spent fuel assembly transport cask
strangalia fujitai
strength of cement
studied
sustain
teacosies
telephoto lens
the politics
thessalonicas
tomographic scanner
traction clutch
two-shift
under-water concrete mix
underinsulating
uniform completeness
unsecured loan
Wallis Glacier
well-executeds
white pollution
wood decaying fungus
work rules