The Conflict

When Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, the United States and the United Kingdom joined forces to track down the guilty parties. They determined that two Libyan men were responsible and ordered Colonel Qadhafi, the leader of Libya, to turn them over to be tried in the United States or the United Kingdom. When he refused, sanctions were instituted against Libya by the United Nations Security Council, despite Libya's attempt to gain protection from the International Court of Justice. Almost 12 years after the crash, a compromise deal was reached and the suspects brought to trial in a neutral location (the Netherlands). Nonetheless, questions continue to linger about the case and the way it was handled.

Political

• Libya, the United States and the United Kingdom all claimed jurisdiction over the investigation...