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Beth K. Dougherty is Manger Professor of International Relations at Beloit College, where she teaches courses on Middle East politics and human rights. Her research focuses on transitional justice mechanisms in Sierra Leone and Iraq. She has received both campus and national awards for excellence in teaching.
De-Ba`thification in Iraq: How Not to Pursue Transitional Justice
The de-Ba`thification process in Iraq has fallen profoundly short as a transitional justice mechanism over the past decade. Poorly conceived, badly implemented, and controlled by hard-liners, the process has been so highly politicized that it has eroded the rule of law and intensified the sectarian tensions that are at the heart of the violence haunting Iraq.
