Agreement to Establish Independent Counsellor at the ECCC

  • by Michael Saliba, J.D. (Northwestern Law '09), Consultant to the Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law
  • — 14 Aug, 2009

On Tuesday August 11, the United Nations and the Royal Government of Cambodia signed an Agreement to Establish an Independent Counsellor at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (“Agreement”). The new position will help strengthen the human resources management at the ECCC and provide a mechanism to ensure that all allegations of misconduct are properly investigated and remedied. Pursuant to this agreement the parties have selected Mr. Uth Chhorn, the current Auditor General of Cambodia, to serve as the first Independent Counsellor. This agreement was long anticipated and has been viewed as a positive development from the parties, the principal donor countries, and the Tribunal itself…

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