Document Type
Article
Abstract
The paper focuses on Saddam Hussein’s trial in front of the Iraqi High Criminal Court in Baghdad. After providing an overview of the facts surrounding the court’s installation, the applicable international law is identified and the fairness and legitimacy of the current proceedings are analyzed. The paper finishes by considering whether the trial should be relocated and addresses alternative venues that could have been chosen to prosecute Iraq’s ex-dictator.
Date of Authorship for this Version
May 2006
Keywords
Saddam Hussein, Iraqi High Criminal Court, Iraq
Recommended Citation
Eckart, Christian, "Saddam Hussein's Trial in Iraq: Fairness, Legitimacy & Alternatives, a Legal Analysis" (2006). Cornell Law School J.D. Student Research Papers. 13.
https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/lps_papers/13
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