In exchange for its cooperation, the company was "conditionally accepted" into a Department of Justice amnesty program, according to a statement by the company's general counsel, Jo Backer Laird.
But defense lawyers say the program can skew justice, because amnesty is given not to the least culpable conspirator but rather to the first informer.
Few believe a word of this; many suspect soldiers or ex-soldiers, perhaps worried that information in the report could bring them to justice, despite an amnesty.
In South Africa, former President Nelson Mandela's government made the remarkable choice of placing healing above vengeance -- and some say justice -- by granting amnesty to thousands of apparatchiks of the apartheid regime who agreed to testify before the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
But the hunger for peace will occasionally trump the appetite for justice if forgiveness and amnesty are the only way to end wars or move societies from dictatorship to democracy.Give justice her swordWhere does that leave the high hopes that accompanied the creation of the ICC ten years ago?
Other social justice-themed resources from Amnesty include a role play activity about refugees and asylum, a lesson plan about the death penalty, and tips on teaching citizenship through human rights.
To no one's surprise, Mr. Jospin's supporters rejected an amnesty, saying that justice must take its course.
The potential for a flood of foreign suits and massive damages could deter companies from taking the amnesty, ending the justice department's No. 1 anti-cartel enforcement program.
In the cases of the Philippines and Peru, asset recovery, not amnesty, has reinforced justice and accountability.
We yearn for truth and a measure of justice, but instead, we get amnesty for war criminals, jail time for whistleblowers, fiction by Dick Cheney.
