Khmer Rouge
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Vlogging International Criminal Justice? Digital Optics at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), tasked with addressing the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime, has ventured into uncharted territory: TikTok.
The Khmer Rouge Tribunal is Closing its Doors: Here’s What to Know About its Final Case
The ECCC’s final case, which is among the most substantial in the history of internationalized criminal law, carries important lessons.
The Politics of the ECCC: Lessons from Cambodia’s Unique and Troubled Accountability Effort
"For all its problems and shortfalls, the ECCC has managed to sentence a head of state for genocide. In a region where authoritarianism is on the rise, the significance of this…
The ECCC Begins Winding Down: In Cambodia, a Hybrid Tribunal’s Hybrid Legacy
Constrained by domestic politics and with its final verdict delivered, the ECCC's legacy – like its nature – is a hybrid one.
Crimes of Omission: Why a UN Treaty on Genocide but Not on Crimes Against Humanity?
It is a matter of historical curiosity, and it's time for the UN to reunite genocide with its genus by concluding a parallel treaty.
Cambodian Rights Activist and 55 Others Face Trial as Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies
Given the control that Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party wields over the judiciary, their odds of getting a fair trial are slim.
Dueling Decisions at the Khmer Rouge Trials Could Mean a Suspect Avoids Justice
Hot-on-the-heels of a landmark trial judgment in Case 2/2, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (also known as the Khmer Rouge Trials) in recent days issued…
A Long Time Coming: Understanding the Landmark Ruling from the Khmer Rouge Trials
On Friday morning in Phnom Penh, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)—more commonly known as the Khmer Rouge Trials―delivered a…
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