[20040407]RS21705_审判萨达姆·侯赛因国际罪行的选择.pdf

1 These issues were explored in greater depth by the Senate in April, 2003. See Prosecuting IraqiWar Crimes: A Consideration of the Different Forum Options: Hearing Before the Senate Comm.on Governmental Affairs, 108th Cong. (2003) hereinafter Hearings.2 See CRS Report RL31339, Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21705Updated April 7, 2004Options for Trying Saddam Hussein forInternational CrimesJennifer K. ElseaLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryWhile U.S. courts do not appear to have jurisdiction under U.S. law for most of thecrimes alleged to have been committed by Saddam Hussein, several options areavailable for prosecuting him for crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes.Precedents include national courts and national and international military tribunalssimilar to those used in the aftermath of World War II, an international ad hoc tribunalsimilar to those set up by the U.N. to adjudicate atrocities in the former Yugoslavia andRwanda, and “hybrid” tribunals which combine national and international elements.The Bush A