The Iraqi Special Tribunal Under International Criminal Law

The Iraqi Special Tribunal is a body established under the Iraqi national law to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or other serious crimes committed between 1968 and 2003. The statute of Iraqi Special Tribunal was enacted on 10. 12. 2003 by the Iraqi Governing Counsel. The tribunal recognizes the wishes of the Iraqi people to establish a legal instrument suitable for proving their rights and uncovering the truth about what happened during the past years. The intention of the drafters of the statute was to attempt insofar as possible to comply with the international standards of due process of law and to focus on the crimes committed under the international law such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. But do they success in doing so or not will be discussed in this paper.