Should Saddam be tried at the Hague instead?

[Јas]

BTW, what is Mr. Hussein's defense?

As I understand it, his defence is that he is the President of Iraq and under the terms of the Iraqi constitution (as it was when he was in control) he is immune from suit. He claims the court is improperly constituted, and he does not recognise it as having the legal jurisdiction or authority to put him on trial.

[Јas]

BTW, what is Mr. Hussein's defense?

As I understand it, his defence is that he is the President of Iraq and under the terms of the Iraqi constitution (as it was when he was in control) he is immune from suit. He claims the court is improperly constituted, and he does not recognise it as having the legal jurisdiction or authority to put him on trial.

As JFK spotted a while ago that's amusingly similer to the one used by Charles I after the English Civil War. We all know how that worked out

Indeed. But while it didn't work out for Charles, in the end it didn't work out for those who tried him either.