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THE CASE OF THE POPE delivers a devasting indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret legal system that shields paedophile priests from criminal trial around the world. Is the Pope morally or legally responsible for the negligence that has allowed so many terrible crimes to go unpunished? Should he and his seat of power, the Holy See, continue to enjoy an immunity that places them above the law? Geoffrey Robertson QC, a distinguished human rights lawyer and judge, evinces a deep respect for the good works of Catholics and their church. But, he argues, unless Pope Benedict XVI can divest himself of the beguilements of statehood and devotion to obsolescent Canon Law, the Vatican will remain a serious enemy to the advance of human rights.

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Geoffrey Robertson QC, a distinguished human rights lawyer and judge, evinces a deep respect for the good works of Catholics and their church. But, he argues, unless Pope Benedict XVI can divest himself of the beguilements of statehood and devotion to obsolescent Canon Law, the Vatican will remain a serious enemy to the advance of human rights.

Suffer the Little Children	p. 1
Sins of the Fathers	p. 14
Canon Law	p. 42
The Lateran Treaty	p. 63
The Statehood Test	p. 79
The Holy See and the United Nations	p. 96
The Convention on the Rights of the Child	p. 112
A Case to Answer?	p. 121
Crimes Against Humanity	p. 134
Can the Pope be Sued?	p. 151
Reflections	p. 163
A bishop on the stand	p. 175
Extracts from Crimen Sollicitationis	p. 189
Extracts from Sacramentorum sanctitatus tutela: Apostolic letter from Cardinal Ratzinger (2001)	p. 198
de gravioribus delictis (July 2010)	p. 201
Bibliography	p. 205
Notes	p. 214
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The Case of the Pope Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse

The Case of the Pope Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse

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