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October 6, 2006

Presented by: Frederick K. Cox International Law Center

Summary: War Crimes Research Symposium

Video also includes: "Was the Dujail Trial the Trial of the Century?" An open discussion/debate.

Billed by the international media as the "real trial of the century," the televised proceedings in the first case before the Iraqi High Tribunal were punctuated by gripping testimony of atrocities, controversial judicial rulings, assassinations of defense counsel, resignation of judges, scathing outbursts, allegations of mistreatment by the defendants, hunger strikes, and even underwear appearances.

Was it a mistake to try Saddam in Baghdad before a panel of Iraqi judges? Was the Iraqi High Tribunal a legitimate judicial institution? Were the proceedings fundamentally fair? Did the judges react properly to the defendants attempts to derail the proceedings? Was the media coverage of the trial comprehensive and accurate? And what are the lessons for future war crimes trials?

These questions will be addressed in a unique day-long symposium, one week before the judges announce their verdict in the Dujail Trial.

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Moderator: Professor Michael Scharf, Case School of Law

Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, DePaul University College of Law

Professor David Crane, Syracuse University School of Law, former Chief Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone

Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch

Professor Mark Drumbl, Washington and Lee University School of Law

Mark Ellis, International Bar Association

Sandy Hodgkinson, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues

Professor William Schabas, Irish Centre for Human Rights, Galway

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