Professor Akhavan comments on Saddam's exceution

'The lynching of the former Iraqi dictator is not justice. It is a lost opportunity. What could have been a historical trial of one of the worst tyrants in recent history, a turning point in Iraq's transition to the rule of law, was squandered by hubris and political opportunism and reduced to a spectacle of vengeance. Even those who support the death penalty would agree that it should not be administered after a trial that is widely considered as deeply flawed, not least because of repeated political interference and serious due process violations.'
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