PILPG Update PILPG’s Michael Scharf and Michael Newton Comment on the Saddam Hussein Execution In the run up to Saddam Hussein’s execution, PILPG Managing Director, Michael Scharf, and PILG-affiliated expert and law professor at Vanderbilt University, Michael Newton, were interviewed by various media outlets providing insightful commentary on the role of politics and law in Saddam’s trial and eventual execution. If you are interested in hearing these interviews, please click the appropriate links below: Judging the Saddam Trial's Legitimacy, Morning Edition, November 6, 2006 (Scharf) CNN’s American Morning, December 27 (Newton) CNN’s American Morning, December 29 (Newton) CNN, “Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees,” December 29, 2006 (Scharf) ABC’s Good Morning America, December 30 (Newton) FOX News Network, “Hannity and Colmes,” December 29, 2006 (Scharf) Bloomberg TV, December 29, 2006 (Scharf) ABC News “Nightline,” December 29, 2006 (Scharf) Fox & Friends, December 30, 2006 (Newton) Court TV, January 2, 2007 (Scharf) The Rutherford show, January 2, 2007 (Newton) For further information regarding the Saddam Hussein Trial, see PILPG’s Grotian Moment, a blog containing experts’ debate of the major issues and developments related to the trials of Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi Leaders. The Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) is a global, pro bono law firm providing free legal assistance to governments and states involved in conflicts. To facilitate use of this legal assistance, PILPG also provides policy formation advice and training on matters related to conflict resolution. In 2005 PILPG was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The four primary practice areas of PILPG are Peacebuilding, International Justice, Post-Conflict Political Development, and Public International Law. To provide pro bono legal advice and policy formulation expertise, PILPG relies almost exclusively on volunteer legal assistance from more than sixty former international lawyers, diplomats, and foreign relations experts, as well as pro bono assistance from major international law firms. Annually, PILPG is able to provide over $2 million worth of pro bono international legal services. Because of its diverse network of volunteers, PILPG is able to maintain volunteer points of contact in London, Paris, New York, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Boston, Rome, The Hague, Stockholm, Brussels, Kabul, Nairobi, and Seattle. In July 1999, the United Nations granted official Non-Governmental Organization status to PILPG. The Managing Board of PILPG includes Paul Williams - Executive Director, To learn more about the Public International Law & Policy Group, please visit our website at http://www.pilpg.org.
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