Written question asked by Tam Dalyell (Labour) on Thursday, 3 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 March 2005. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iraqi administration on establishing the impartiality of judges operating in Iraq where the identity of the judge is not revealed.

Answer: Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Iraqi administration on establishing the impartiality of judges operating in Iraq where the identity of the judge is not revealed. [220812] Mr. Rammell: We have provided capacity building assistance to the Iraqi Criminal Justice sector, which includes training for the judges of the Iraq Special Tribunal (IST) on the requirements for conducting fair trials according to international standards of due process. The IST comprises senior Iraqi judges and is part of the Iraqi Criminal Justice system. For security reasons the identities of these judges are not made public but this is not expected to have any effect on the impartiality of their judgments.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c221-2W;432 c219-20W; 220812
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Criminal proceedings Administration of justice Iraq Judges Political impartiality
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk