Even Saddam deserves a fair trial
From No Right Turn – New Zealand’s liberal blog
Saddam Hussein goes on trial tomorrow for crimes against humanity over the 1982 Dujail massacre. While I’m looking forward to this, and believe that Saddam has no defence under international law, I am concerned that justice may not be done. The most basic problem is the standard of proof: rather than the accepted standard of “proof beyond a reasonable doubt”, the tribunal simply has to be “satisfied” of guilt. This is a significant violation of fundamental standards of justice.
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