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International Law

2005

Iraqi Special Tribunal

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The Legitimacy Of The Establishment Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Erin Page Jan 2005

The Legitimacy Of The Establishment Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Erin Page

War Crimes Memoranda

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Can The Former Iraqi Leaders Responsible For The Establishment Of The Revolutionary Command Council Court And The Ministry Of Interior Special Court, As Well As The Members Of Those Courts Themselves, Be Properly Tried For Crimes Within The Jurisdiction Of The State Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal?, James Zink Jan 2005

Can The Former Iraqi Leaders Responsible For The Establishment Of The Revolutionary Command Council Court And The Ministry Of Interior Special Court, As Well As The Members Of Those Courts Themselves, Be Properly Tried For Crimes Within The Jurisdiction Of The State Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal?, James Zink

War Crimes Memoranda

No abstract provided.


Errors And Missteps: Key Lessons The Iraqi Special Tribunal Can Learn From The Icty, Ictr, And Scsl, Michael P. Scharf, Ahran Kang Jan 2005

Errors And Missteps: Key Lessons The Iraqi Special Tribunal Can Learn From The Icty, Ictr, And Scsl, Michael P. Scharf, Ahran Kang

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In a few months, the trial of Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi regime leaders will begin before the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST). The IST is a unique "internationalized-domestic tribunal" whose Statute and Rules of Procedure are modeled upon the UN-created Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY), Rwanda Genocide Tribunal (ICTR), and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), but whose judges are all Iraqis and whose courtroom is in Baghdad. There is much the IST can learn both from the successes and missteps of the ICTY, ICTR, and SCSL; many of the issues that will arise in the trials of …