I think it is lovely and ironic that the citizens of Iraq get to break in their new laws on  Suddam’s trial and the subsequent steps to carry out his sentence:

If the nine-judge appeals panel upholds the death sentences, they could be ready for signing early next year, according to a schedule laid out Monday by chief prosecutor Jaafar Moussawi.

Moussawi said the Iraqi High Tribunal must send the entire case file to the appeals panel within 10 days, or by Nov. 15.

On the same day that the defense appeal is given to the High Tribunal - the deadline is Dec. 5 - that court is required to send it to the prosecutor general for study and preparation of counter-arguments.

The prosecutor has no time limit to answer the appeal, but Moussawi told AP he would submit his brief within days of receiving the defense appeal.

While the appellate court also has no deadline for its ruling, Moussawi said it would act quickly because it had no other cases under consideration.

"The appeals panel will take less than a month to make its decision," Moussawi said.                                           

credit and full story here: Worldmag.com