January 25, 2007
Was Saddam trial fair? Yes, says legal expert
Cleveland Jewish News, January 25, 2007
Captured on cell-phone video, the execution of Saddam Hussein was a horrifying coda to a war-crimes trial rife with courtroom outbursts, boycotts, judges resigning, and the murder of three-defense counsel. Such a disastrous spectacle makes it hard to find any positive precedents amidst the mayhem. But Michael Scharf, an expert in international law who helped train judges and prosecutors for the Iraqi High Tribunal, says there is much to learn from the experience of the Saddam trial. "How do you prosecute someone like Saddam?" asked the Case Western Reserve University law professor in a speech last week to the City Club Forum. Read article. Listen to the podcast.
Posted by: Heidi Cool, January 25, 2007 03:52 PM | News Topics: Cleveland Jewish News, Politics and Public Policy, School of Law
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