UK PM defended legality of Iraq invasion
March 5, 2012
On March 5, 2010, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended the intelligence supporting the 2003 invasion of Iraq before The Iraq Inquiry. Brown claimed that the decision to invade the county only came after the UN had passed fourteen ineffectual resolutions against Saddam Hussein's regime. Brown's te....... [more] 
Iraq Presidency Council approved execution of 'Chemical Ali'
February 29, 2012
On February 29, 2008, Iraq's Presidency Council upheld Ali Hassan al-Majid's sentence of death by hanging for participation in genocide and war crimes in 1988. The council had been debating what to do with al-Majid (also known as "Chemical Ali") for several months following his original sentence fro....... [more]
Finding Kuwait's Missing National Archives
January 23, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Douglas Cox of the City University of New York School of Law says that the Kuwaiti national archives, which were taken by Iraqi forces in 1990, have still not been returned and keep the post-Saddam Iraq under a UN Security Council resolution aimed at having the documents retur....... [more]
Iraq parliament passed bill allowing reinstatement of ex-Baath members
January 12, 2012
On January 12, 2008, the Iraqi parliament approved a bill allowing members of Saddam Hussein's now-defunct Baath Party not charged with crimes to be reinstated to public life. The Iraqi De-Baathification Commission had forced the removal of almost 30,000 members of the party from public office. The....... [more]
Iraq court began new trial for Saddam officials accused of political killings
December 28, 2011
On December 28, 2008, the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal commenced a new trial of senior officials of Saddam Hussein's government in connection with the execution of thousands of political prisoners during the dictator's rule. The officials, including Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as "Chemical Al....... [more]
JURIST Publishes New Iraq War Feature
December 13, 2011
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JURIST Publishes New Iraq War Feature
Pittsburgh, PA- December 13, 2011- JURIST.org is proud to announce publication of a new feature section devoted to the Iraq War. JURIST has been providing unique....... [more]
Iraq War
December 13, 2011
The Iraq War began on March 20, 2003 with an invasion by US-led forces and ended on December 18, 2011 when the last US combat forces left the country. Although the eight-and-a-half year war was successful in dismantling the regime of Saddam Hussein, it has produced a host of legal issues in its wake....... [more]
Texas tycoon sentenced in oil-for-food scandal
November 27, 2011
On November 27, 2007, Texas oil tycoon Oscar Wyatt, Jr. was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $11 million in restitution for his role in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal. Wyatt was originally arrested in October 2005 by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael Gar....... [more]
Iraq president prevented execution of former Saddam minister
November 17, 2011
On November 17, 2010, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani refused to sign an execution order for Tariq Aziz, the foreign minister and deputy prime minister for the government of Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi High Criminal Court had sentenced the ex-minister to death in October 2010. Talabani cited his social....... [more]
Prosecuting Gaddafi: Ensuring Justice in Libya
September 20, 2011
JURIST Guest Columnist Charles Adeogun-Phillips of Charles Anthony LLP says that despite concerns surrounding the ability of the new Libyan government to provide Muammar Gaddafi with a fair trial upon capture, it should be allowed the opportunity to establish a hybrid international and domestic cour....... [more]
Iraqi court sentenced former Saddam official to death
August 3, 2011
On August 3, 2010, the Iraqi High Criminal Court announced that it had sentenced several senior officials of Saddam Hussein's government. Mezban Khadar Hadi, who was a leader in the Baath Party, was sentenced to death for draining the country's marshlands in an effort end Shiite resistance in the re....... [more]
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