The second-in-command of the Khmer Rouge told a United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal, where he is facing trial for genocide and other charges, that he had been trying to protect Cambodia from aggression when the notorious regime ruled the country
UN Legal Chief Urges Cambodian Government to Let Tribunal Do Its Work
The United Nations legal chief today strongly urged the Cambodian Government to refrain from interfering in any way with the judicial process relating to the United Nations-backed tribunal set up to try those accused of the worst crimes under the…
Cambodia Tribunal
The United Nations Legal Counsel will travel to Phnom Penh next week for meetings concerning the Cambodia genocide tribunal in the wake of the resignation of one of the judges. The tribunal, known officially as the Extraordinary Chambers in the…
ECCC Concludes Fitness Hearing for Accused in Genocide Trial
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has wrapped up three days of hearings in Phnom Penh to help determine whether two of the most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime are fit to stand trial for alleged…
Khmer Rhouge Trial Begins in Cambodia for Case 002
The joint trial of the four most senior surviving leaders of the notorious Khmer Rouge regime got under way today in Cambodia at the United Nations-backed tribunal set up to deal with the worst offences committed under the group’s reign.…
Cambodia Tribunal is Distributing Copies and Summaries of the “Duch” Verdict
On August 5, 2010 the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) started to produce 5,000 printed copies of the entire Duch verdict and 17,000 copies of the judgment summary in Khmer language. The publications are to be distributed…
Arbitrating LEL Disputes in Cambodia
I just returned to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from three days in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where I spoke at Pannasastra University and met with folks at the Arbitration Council Foundation. Folks at the Arbitration Council there are exploring the option…
International Criminal Court for Cambodia Begins First Trial
The UN-backed International Criminal Court for Cambodia (more properly called the "Extraordinary Chambers Resposible for the Prosecution of Crimes Committed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia") made history today by holding a hearing in its first trial. On trial is…