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Pope immunity Questioned in Britain

LONDON. - (AGENCIALAVOZ.ORG) Protests against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI grow in Britain, where some lawyers question whether the pontiff has immunity as head of state crimes of pedophilia committed by priests.

More than 10,000 people have signed a petition on the Downing Street website to protest the four-day visit of the Pope to England and Scotland, starting on 16 September.
is estimated that the journey will cost the British equivalent of $ 22.5 million.
The campaign has gained momentum amid new scandal of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Europe.
Though Benedict has not been charged with any crime directly, British lawyers are evaluating whether the pope has immunity as head of state and whether it may be prosecuted under the principle of universal jurisdiction, so it is a systematic cover-up claims of abuse by priests.
Universal jurisdiction is a concept referred to in international law that allows judges to issue arrest warrants against almost any visitor who is accused of heinous crimes. Spain and Britain
applied together the concept of "universal jurisdiction" when in 1998, the British carried out an arrest warrant issued by Spain against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on charges of torture, but this was not head of state when it was arrested.
Lawyers have conflicting views on the issue of immunity the Pope.
Some argue that the Vatican is not a real state, while others stress that the Holy See has diplomatic relations with 170 countries, including Britain. The Vatican is also the only one who has permanent observer status at the UN without being a member of the body.
David Crane, chief prosecutor in trials for war crimes in Sierra Leone, said the Pope would be difficult to involve in a crime.
"It's a fascinating theoretical or academic discussion," said Crane, who was the leader of Sierra Leone, Charles Taylor, to the courts when he was head of state in office. "At this point, is not subject to legal process" added.
However, Geoffrey Robertson, an expert in international law, believes it could be time to challenge the papal immunity. Robertson wrote a legal opinion on the subject that was published Friday in the U.S. website The Daily Beast and Saturday in the British newspaper the Guardian.
"The Vatican is not a state, is a structure of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini," said Robertson.
But Jeffrey Lena, the California lawyer who earned as head of state immunity for Benedict in cases of sexual abuse by priests in the United States maintains that the Pope could not be prosecuted under international law.
"Those who argue that 'universal jurisdiction' could apply to the pope seem to fully understand the types of violations, including genocide, to implement that type of jurisdiction, "he said in a statement to the AP.