Abstract
THE controversy surrounding the treatment of Saddam Hussein's former bodyguard Oday Adnan Al Tekriti has hidden what should be the real debate: the inadequate manner in which Australia marries its refugee law obligations with its commitment to international criminal justice. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal was unable to find strong enough evidence to be satisfied that Al Tekriti had been complicit in serious crimes in Iraq. Without more, this should be the end of the matter. If his case is reopened merely as a result of a few media photographs and political upmanship in the "war on terror", it would undermine the fragile system of refugee law that is already weighted heavily against those accused of serious international crimes.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1pp |
No. | December 8, 2005 |
Specialist publication | The Sydney Morning Herald |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |