SADDAM HUSSEIN’S TRIAL: THE AMERICAN HEGEMONY AND A GOOD WORLD GOVERNANCE TRAGEDY
Abstract: After the
destruction of the U.S. World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, America was
focusing its international political policy on war on terrorism which was
further followed by preemptive
action and unilateralism
toward countries considered as terrorists.
One of them
is Iraq. Certainly
the policy will
obstruct the realization
of good world governance
under the United
Nations Program. Attacking
Iraq in 2003 was
a real proof
of the U.S.
hegemony over the world as
the Super Power
country, especially concerning Saddam Hussein’s judicial process which
was held by the Iraqi Special
Tribunal which was
under the U.S.
intervention. Theoretically, the
judicial process of Saddam
Hussein’s case who
was accused of
genocide toward Kurdish should be held by the International
Criminal Court (ICC) under the United Nations. It was not the competence of the
Iraqi Special Tribunal. Saddam Hussein’s trial
was invalid and violated the principals of international law. This case
would obstruct the enforcement of international law supremacy which is one of
the requirements of good world
governance. Since international
politics is under
the U.S. hegemony,
the realization of good world governance is in jeopardy.
Author: Faiz Tajul Millah
Journal Code: jpperadabanislamgg070008
