•   •   •

Saddam Hussein's Trial in Iraq: Fairness, Legitimacy & Alternatives, a Legal Analysis Christian Eckart, Cornell Law School Download the Paper (PDF format) - May 1, 2006 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. 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. SUGGESTED CITATION: Christian Eckart, "Saddam Hussein's Trial in Iraq: Fairness, Legitimacy & Alternatives, a Legal Analysis" (May 1, 2006). Cornell Law School. Cornell Law School LL.M. Papers Series. Paper 13. http://lsr.nellco.org/cornell/lps/papers/13 | REPOSITORY HOME  | SEARCH  | MY ACCOUNT  | NELLCO HOME | Powered by bepress.