Several commentators, including centre-left ones such as James McInytre, have blamed the whole episode on devolution, arguing last year that the Megrahi decision was the sort of decision that "should have been taken – and be seen to be taken – at a national level by the British government" and that "devolution has led to a grave failure of accountability".
Some of the dead were buried in mass graves, further impeding accountability.
Activists say a campaign to bring justice and accountability to grave human rights violations in Iran in the 1980s has helped unite a once fractured opposition.
But he said "We upheld the principle of accountability for grave violations of human rights".
Ashrawi stated that the PLO plans to counter Israel's unilateral moves "by addressing both the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly as the proper way of curbing this grave violation and ensuring accountability".
Such a debate would have diverted attention and energy from the imperative of fairly and effectively providing justice and accountability for the grave crimes then being committed against civilians in the former Yugoslavia.
For what it's worth, the "reform" of applying the logic of capitalism to college sports, and paying players on the basis of their economic value, would deepen the incentive to cast aside players who have little value.The other more grave issue is lack of accountability at the top.
Secretary of the Army John McHugh said that the investigation would look into accountability of some graves and poor record keeping.
But while the action by the prosecutors is likely to be seen as a step in the direction of legal accountability, there have been grave concerns about the inclusion of some of the defendants on the indictment list.
And he said officials had "committed the gravest sins, tyranny and corruption without accountability or oversight as their consciences died, their feelings became numb and their hearts in their chests turned blind".
Over the last 10 years natural resource devolution became buried in the grave of lack of transparency, democracy and accountability.
