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Post-Conflict Justice In Iraq: An Appraisal Of The Iraq Special Tribunal, M. Cherif Bassiouni
Post-Conflict Justice In Iraq: An Appraisal Of The Iraq Special Tribunal, M. Cherif Bassiouni
Cornell International Law Journal
Argues that post-conflict justice is desperately needed in Iraq. The desire of the Iraqi people for post-conflict justice against Saddam Hussein's regime has been overshadowed by the 2003 invasion by coalition forces, post-occupation internal violence, & Abu Ghraib torture by American forces. The goals of post-conflict justice include enhancing social reconciliation while avoiding individual acts of vengeance; restoring an independent judiciary; holding officials responsible for systematic repression; & prosecuting Saddam. The evolution of post-conflict justice proposals over the last decade is traced. It is acknowledged that the establishment of the Iraq Special Tribunal was an important first step on the …
The Icty Trials And Transitional Justice In Former Yugoslavia, Natasa Kandic
The Icty Trials And Transitional Justice In Former Yugoslavia, Natasa Kandic
Cornell International Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Prosecuting Saddam: The Coalition Provisional Authority And The Evolution Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Tom Parker
Prosecuting Saddam: The Coalition Provisional Authority And The Evolution Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Tom Parker
Cornell International Law Journal
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
Errors And Missteps: Key Lessons The Iraqi Special Tribunal Can Learn From The Icty, Ictr, And Scsl, Michael P. Scharf, Ahran Kang
Cornell International Law Journal
In this article in the Symposium on Milosevic & Hussein on Trial, the author argues that the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) can learn much from the successes & missteps of previous international criminal tribunals. Key lessons from the International Criminal Tribunal on the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), & the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) are comparatively discussed with statutes of the IST regarding issues of credibility, building prosecutorial strategy, challenges to legitimacy, limitations to the right of self representation, television presence, the role of observers, the Quoque defense, protection of court witnesses, judicial …