Title: Creation and First Trials of the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal
Place of publication: US
Publisher: International Center for Transitional Justice
Release date: 2005

This paper discusses the significance of the trials of Saddam Hussein and his close associates held by the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal. It examines the challenges faced by the Tribunal - including concerns that the process was dominated by the U.S. government (hence undermining the results), and the deteriorating security environment due to ethnic and religious tensions.[1]