Options for Trying Saddam Hussein for International Crimes

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Examines options for trying former Iraq President Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. Reviews history and development of war crimes trials, including international...

Examines options for trying former Iraq President Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. Reviews history and development of war crimes trials, including international military tribunals, ad hoc international courts, and hybrid tribunals, and discusses application of the Geneva Conventions to war crimes trials.

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