Description |
x, 305 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Liberation -- The genesis of justice -- Hammurabi was an Iraqi : the creation of the Iraqi tribunal -- Proving incredible events -- Trial and error -- Disorder in the courtroom -- Judgment day -- Appeal and execution -- Echoes of Nuremberg : the Dujail trial in historic perspective |
Summary |
A behind-the-scenes account documents the events surrounding the executed Iraqi dictator's capture and the assemblage of the High Tribunal, describing how its team of judges and prosecutors was prepared to run a fair trial in the face of such obstacles as international upheavals and the disapprovals of the U.K. and the U.N |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references ( pages 265-288) and index |
Subject |
Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Trials (Crimes against humanity) -- Iraq -- Baghdad.
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Trials (Murder) -- Iraq -- Baghdad.
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Genre/Form |
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
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Author |
Scharf, Michael P., 1963-
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LC no. |
2008021087 |
ISBN |
9780312385569 |
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0312385560 |
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