Question No. 1: Is it a ligitimate trial ::: هل ان المحاكمة شرعية؟

It is a question everyone is asking. Can Iraqis prosecute their former leader? Is he still the legitimate leader? Is Iraq sovereign enough to hold such a trial?

Based on UN Security Council Resolution 1546, Iraq is a sovereign country.

This is an excerpt from the resoultion:
"The Security Council,
Welcoming the beginning of a new phase in Iraq’s transition to a democratically elected government, and looking forward to the end of the occupation and the assumption of full responsibility and authority by a fully sovereign and independent Interim Government of Iraq by 30 June 2004,
Recalling all of its previous relevant resolutions on Iraq,
Reaffirming the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Iraq,
Reaffirming also the right of the Iraqi people freely to determine their own political future and control their own natural resources,
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There is an excellent article in Arabic regarding the tribunal at Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper one can refer to.