Author: Zacchari Cheikh
August 2023
This contribution analyses the transitional justice put in place in Iraq from 2003 onwards. The author shows that the transitional justice established in Iraq has suffered from many shortcomings since the very beginning of its application, and that these shortcomings help to explain the country’s instability and present condition. The paper first explains what transitional justice is and why it is needed in a country such as Iraq, torn apart by violence. It then describes the transitional justice process set up in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime. Finally, it presents transitional justice tools that place the human factor at their centre and could facilitate reconciliation in Iraq.
