Civil Rights
Jan. 17, 2007
Judges Share Responsibility for Saddam's Crimes
FORUM COLUMN - By Richard M. Mosk - One of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants was a prominent judge in Iraq. Appellate-court Justice Richard Mosk examines the question of whether a jurist must enforce laws that offend basic human rights.
By Richard M. Mosk
Saddam Hussein was the most notorious of those convicted late last year for crimes against humanity in Iraq, but he was not the only one condemned to die. Among Saddam's co-defendants was Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief justice of the Iraq Revolutionary Court.
Although little noticed, the conviction of a judge for carrying out his duties under the warped...
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