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48
January 3, 1997

Justice

Kitty Felde shows a side of the Yugoslav War Crimes Trials that hasn't been discussed anywhere: a portrait of Americans at the International Tribunal. And other stories.
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Scott Robinson
Act One

International Justice

They can't pronounce the names, can't read the maps, don't know the history, and are on an idealistic quest for justice that so far has not flowered. Kitty Felde, on Americans at the War Crimes Trial for the former Yugoslavia.

Interview with Michael Ignatieff about war crimes trials and truth commissions. (27 minutes)

By

Kitty Felde
Ira Glass
Act Two

Kids

Scott Carrier visits a courtroom where teenagers are tried and convicted by their teenage peers in Tucson, Arizona. (18 minutes)

By

Scott Carrier
Act Three

Everyday Justice

Tapes from the Apology Line and interview with "Mrs. Apology," Marissa Bridge. (10 minutes)

By

Ira Glass

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