Lessons from the Saddam trial (DVD 1 of 2)

Symposium presented at Case School of Law (Franklin Thomas Backus School of Law) on Oct. 6-7, 2006 by the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center. Symposium co-chairs include Professor Michael Scharf, Director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center; Mark Ellis, Executive Director, International Bar Association, London; Professor William Schabas, Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, Galway; Professor Michael Newton, Vanderbilt University Law School. Welcome & introduction / Professor Michael Scharf -- Dedication of the U.N. War Crimes Commission & Archives / Cherif Bassiouni -- Trying Saddam: an insider\u27s perspective (Chairman of the Commission) / Samir Sumaidaie (Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S.) -- Preparing for the mother of all trials -- Order in the courtroom: the challenges of trying a tyrant -- Debate: did Saddam get a fair trial? -- Lessons learned from the Dujail trial: a cross-fire panel -- Was the Dujail trial the trial of the century