Rule of law – Mr. Lebanon’s redress

What does political murder have to do with capitalist culture? Quite a bit actually, in that the rule of law is better able to protect the free minds and free markets underpinning a liberal system worth its salt. This month, the special tribunal for Lebanon, which will address the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, and dozens of others since February 2005, will begin operating in The Hague. However, it is obvious, and disturbing, to see how little agreement there is over what this may mean for the rule of law in Lebanon down the road. It’s been almost four years since the investigation and trial process began. The politics of the case have been discussed and fought over, but relatively little attention has been paid, domestically or internationally, to its legal ramifications, and what the tribunal’s creation means for the general course of justice in Lebanon. The answer