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Transitional Justice in Iraq

part of the Rule of Law, Strengthening the Rule of Law in Iraq

Project Chairs

  Jason Gluck

ROL's assistance to Iraqi policymakers and the public to explore options for addressing the difficult legacy of past abuses includes dissemination, through governmental initiatives, public media and a range of NGO activities, of Arabic and Kurdish language versions of Confronting the Truth: Truth Commissions and Societies in Transition.

This film, developed by USIP in cooperation with York Zimmerman Inc., examines the use of truth commissions in various countries. Screenings are being organized with the Iraq Ministry of Human Rights and other Iraqi and international partners, accompanied by discussions on the potential use or adaptation of this mechanism to help address Iraq's painful past.

In a prior phase, ROL provided advice on the establishment of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, bringing together leading experts from other war crimes tribunals worldwide to provide practical and policy input to Iraqi stakeholders. Once the court was established, ROL also commissioned an expert in international criminal prosecution to advise the judges of the Iraqi Special Tribunal.

See ROL’s other projects in Iraq on constitutional development, judicial independence, and property law.

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