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L. Paul Bremer, Coalition Provisional Authority Order 48: Delegation of Authority Regarding Establishment of an Iraqi Special Tribunal

The official position of any accused person, whether as president, prime minister,
member of the cabinet, chairman or a member of the Revolutionary Command Council, a
member of the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party Regional Command or Government (or an
instrumentality of either) or as a responsible Iraqi Government official or member of the
Ba’ath Party or in any other capacity, shall not relieve such person of criminal

responsibility nor mitigate punishment. No person is entitled to any immunity with
respect to any of the crimes stipulated in Articles 11 to 14.
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L. Paul Bremer, Coalition Provisional Authority Order 48: Delegation of Authority Regarding Establishment of an Iraqi Special Tribunal

A Tribunal is hereby established and shall be known as The Iraqi Special Tribunal (the
“Tribunal”) . The jurisdiction and functioning of the Tribunal and its associated bodies as
defined in Article 3 below shall be governed by the provisions of this Statute. The Tribunal shall
be an independent entity and not associated with any Iraqi government departments.
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L. Paul Bremer, Coalition Provisional Authority Order 48: Delegation of Authority Regarding Establishment of an Iraqi Special Tribunal

Iraqi candidates for permanent and reserve judges in the Trial Chambers need not be serving
judges, and could be lawyers and jurists (who should also have the necessary experience and
qualifications) . Judges in the Appeals Chamber must be serving or former judges.
c) Judges are to be nominated and appointed by the Governing Council or the Successor
Government, after consultation with the Judicial Council.
d) The permanent judges of each Trial Chamber shall elect a Presiding Judge from amongst their
number, who shall oversee the work of the Trial Chamber as a whole.
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