The origins of successor justice in the war means that the debate over its legitimacy overlaps with the broader schism over the intervention itself. So far, the UN, the European Union, and most human rights groups have not cooperated with the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST), owing to their opposition to the original military intervention, as well as the IST statute’s authorization of the death penalty.
战争中继任者审判的（不同）原由意味着关于其合法性的辩论与对干涉本身更为广泛的意见不合重叠。到目前为止，由于在最初的军事干预以及特别法庭宣判死刑的法律权限等方面持反对立场，联合国、欧盟和大多数的人权组织都没有与伊拉克特别法庭(IST)合作。