Lawyers representing Saddam Hussein returned to the court where the ousted leader is being tried today after walking out in protest at being denied a chance to challenge the court's legitimacy.
One of the defence team said that they had now been given an opportunity to air their complaints.
The lawyers, including the former US Attorney General, Ramsey Clark, had walked out after the chief judge refused to hear their complaints immediately.
Mr Clark repeatedly asked permission to read out a written submission of the defence team's complaints. But the chief judge ruled that the court could hear written complaints at a later time.
The judge also said 'This is the law,' and Saddam Hussein responded by saying that the law was created by the Americans.
Barzan al-Tikriti, the former president's co-defendant and former intelligence chief, stood up and yelled 'Long live Saddam'.
After the judge, Rizkar Mohammed Amin, warned that if the defence team walked out the court would name replacements, then Saddam Hussein said 'I reject court-appointed lawyers.'
Today was only the third day of hearings since the proceedings began seven weeks ago.
The trial was adjourned for 40 days to give counsel more time to prepare a defence for the former president and seven of his deputies accused of crimes against humanity.
And last week the judge granted a further delay to find replacements for defence lawyers who had been assassinated or fled Iraq in fear of their lives.
The trial resumes tomorrow.
