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The Anfal Genocide: Personal Reflections And Legal Residue, Michael A. Newton
The Anfal Genocide: Personal Reflections And Legal Residue, Michael A. Newton
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
There is a very deep and almost palpable sense in which justice feeds the soul of the Kurdish people. For the Greek philosophers, the pursuit of justice was the highest calling of human endeavor. Many Kurds dedicated their lives to pursuing peace and justice in the aftermath of the Anfal campaigns of 1988. In my work with Iraqi judges and lawyers, I have grown to respect their sincerity and sheer physical courage. For nearly seven years now, I have been privileged to work extensively with Iraqi judges and lawyers, and I was involved in the preparations for the Anfal genocide …