Issuing Several Pardons, President Trump Intervenes in Proceedings of US Troops Charged or Convicted of Acts Amounting to War Crimes
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Galbraith, Jean
刊物名称：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
ISSN/ISSBN：
0002-9300
DOI：
10.1017/ajil.2020.17
发表日期：
2020
页码：
307-312
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摘要：
On November 15, 2019, President Trump pardoned or otherwise removed punishments for three members of the military-Lieutenant Clint Lorance, Major Mathew Golsteyn, and Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher-who had been found to commit, or had allegedly committed, criminal acts abroad that amounted to war crimes. These actions follow Trump's May 2019 pardon of First Lieutenant Michael Behenna, who had been found guilty of murdering a detainee in Iraq. These intrusions into military proceedings were an unusual use of the president's pardon power and have raised concerns about the U.S. commitment to international humanitarian law.