Monday, April 8, 2013

There're many interesting points about the seizure and trial of Adolf Eichmann by Israel during early 1960s.

First let's be clear that we just don't concern ourselves with the disputes between Argentina and Israel. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichmann#International_dispute_over_capture.) And we just talk about things between Mr. Adolf Eichmann, an individual, and Israel, a state.

Personally I don't know anything about the study of law. But the particular case intrigues me, in terms of law.

Point 1: Israel captured Eichmann by kidnapping him in Argentina. That act of arresting an individual by way of illegal means seems to be ADMISSIBLE in Israeli justice system, even in international legal system.

Point 2: During the trial, Israel allegedly followed an alleged meticulous due process. For that matter, it seems to me that in many Western judicial systems, due processes dictate that evidences obtained through illegal methods are NOT ADMISSIBLE.

A rather intriguing law case.

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