Saddam, and seven co-defendants, will go on trial on the 19th of October; if all goes according to plan.
There will be no jury, instead there will be three judges.
The chief judge will be able to question witnesses.
The US have stated that the Iraqi judges have received special training from American, British and Australian experts. They will also have access to help from international advisers during the trial.
Saddam will have the right to call witnesses and, if convicted, he will have the right to lodge appeals before any sentence is carried out.
If he is sentenced to death, as seems highly likely, he must be executed within 30 days of the ruling on his last appeal.
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