| Description |
x, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references ( p. 265-288) and index. |
| 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. |
| 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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| Added Author |
Scharf, Michael P., 1963-
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| ISBN |
0312385560 |
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9780312385569 |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 12482963 |
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AU@ 000043122908 |
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