Finding Kuwait's Missing National Archives
January 23, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Douglas Cox of the City University of New York School of Law says that the Kuwaiti national archives, which were taken by Iraqi forces in 1990, have still not been returned and keep the post-Saddam Iraq under a UN Security Council resolution aimed at having the documents retur....... [more] 
Iraq parliament passed bill allowing reinstatement of ex-Baath members
January 12, 2012
On January 12, 2008, the Iraqi parliament approved a bill allowing members of Saddam Hussein's now-defunct Baath Party not charged with crimes to be reinstated to public life. The Iraqi De-Baathification Commission had forced the removal of almost 30,000 members of the party from public office. The....... [more]
Iraq court began new trial for Saddam officials accused of political killings
December 28, 2011
On December 28, 2008, the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal commenced a new trial of senior officials of Saddam Hussein's government in connection with the execution of thousands of political prisoners during the dictator's rule. The officials, including Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as "Chemical Al....... [more]
Iraq War
December 13, 2011
The Iraq War began on March 20, 2003 with an invasion by US-led forces and will end December 31, 2011 when the last US forces are scheduled to leave the country. Although the eight-and-a-half year war was successful in dismantling the regime of Saddam Hussein, it has produced a host of legal issues....... [more]
Iraq president prevented execution of former Saddam minister
November 17, 2011
On November 17, 2010, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani refused to sign an execution order for Tariq Aziz, the foreign minister and deputy prime minister for the government of Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi High Criminal Court had sentenced the ex-minister to death in October 2010. Talabani cited his social....... [more]
Iraqi court sentenced former Saddam official to death
August 3, 2011
On August 3, 2010, the Iraqi High Criminal Court announced that it had sentenced several senior officials of Saddam Hussein's government. Mezban Khadar Hadi, who was a leader in the Baath Party, was sentenced to death for draining the country's marshlands in an effort end Shiite resistance in the re....... [more]
First charges were filed against Saddam Hussein
July 17, 2011
On July 17, 2005, the Iraqi Special Tribunal filed its first formal criminal charges against former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. The charges were in connection with the 1982 killings of approximately 150 Shiites in the village of Dujail. Hussein pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder, tortur....... [more]
Saddam Hussein formally charged with crimes against humanity
May 15, 2011
On May 15, 2006, Saddam Hussein was formally charged with crimes against humanity in connection with a 1982 crackdown in the town of Dujail following an assassination attempt on the former president. Although Saddam's trial began in October 2005, under Iraqi criminal law defendants are not officiall....... [more]
Iraqi appeals panel reversed ruling on banned candidates
February 7, 2011
On February 7, 2010, an Iraqi appeals panel ruled that 500 mostly Sunni politicians accused of ties to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party could stand in the 2010 parliamentary elections, reversing an earlier ruling. In its ruling, which was handed down as hundreds protested in Baghdad, the court stated th....... [more]
Bill allowing reinstatement of ex-Baath party members became law
February 3, 2011
On February 3, 2008, the Iraqi Presidency Council announced the approval of legislation allowing most former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to be reinstated to public life despite disagreement among the three-member council. The Accountability and Justice Law, passed by the Iraqi parliment....... [more]
Saddam Hussein executed
December 30, 2010
On December 30, 2006, former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was executed. The execution fulfilled the death sentence handed down by the Iraqi High Tribunal the month before following the former dictator's conviction on charges of crimes against humanity. Saddam and two co-defendants were accused in....... [more]
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