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12/27/2004 Archived Entry: "The law and Iraq"

Posted by steve @ 03:55 PM EST [Link]

WHEN SOMEONE HAS WRONGED YOU, DON'T TAKE THE LAW INTO YOUR OWN HANDS AND HONOUR KILL THEM...YOU TAKE THEM TO COURT!: (Via Instapundit) I finished reading In the Red Zone this weekend -- you'll see my review next week -- so I was quite interested in a PDF that Instapundit.com linked to earlier today on the practice of law in Iraq.

As Steve Vincent points out in his book, the rule of law is a foreign concept to many Iraqis thanks to Saddam Hussein. Lawyer Bert McGurk has some very interesting thoughts himself -- and he would know plenty on the subject as he practiced law in Iraq earlier this year.

Download it here. (189 KB)