[Members] ABILA Co-sponsored event: October 6 Saddam Trial Conference

[Houston Putnam Lowry, Esq.]

ADVISORY COMMITTEEThe American Branch of the International Law Association is co-sponsoring the conference described below.  Further information is on our web site and at http://law.case.edu/centers/cox/content.asp?content_id=90

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"Lessons from the Saddam Trial" An International Conference co-sponsored by the American Branch of the International Law Association, the American Society of International Law, the International Association of Penal Law, the International Bar Association, the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Friday, October 6, 2006 * Case School of Law Moot Courtroom A59 * WEBCAST LIVE on the Internet: http://www.law.case.edu/lectures

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 defendant's 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 featuring insiders who participated in the Saddam Trial and other renowned experts, one week before the judges announce their verdict in the Dujail Trial.

A special ceremony dedicating the Archives of the U.N. War Crimes Commission for the former Yugoslavia, donated by Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, Chairman of the Commission, will precede the symposium. Tours of the archives (Library) and artifacts (Journal of International Law office) will be conducted during breaks.

For the Conference Agenda, List of Panelists, and Logistical Information, see: http://law.case.edu/centers/cox/content.asp?content_id=90

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