Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 24

14-June-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

US Appeals Court Dismisses $959Mn Award Against Iraq

A US appeals court on 4 June dismissed an award of more than $959mn in damages made against Iraq, former Iraqi President Saddam Husain and the Iraqi Intelligence Service. The case was thrown out on the grounds that the plaintiffs 17 US prisoners and 37 of their immediate family members were not legally entitled to the judgment and that the law concerned does not allow...