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Expert Commentary

East-West Center’s “A Well-Reasoned Opinion?” Professor Michael A. Newton Offers Expert Analysis

  • — 18 Feb, 2016

By: Michael Newton, Professor of the Practice of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School

Michael Newton, professor of law at Vanderbilt University Law School, offers his critical analysis of the East-West Center’s A Well-Reasoned Opinion? Criticial Analysis of the Frist Case Against the Alleged Senior Leaders of the Khmer Rouge (Case 002/01).  Read more

A Well-Reasoned Critique? – Marie Guiraud Responds to East-West Center Report

  • — 6 Jan, 2016

The East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii published a 98-page report titled “A Well-Reasoned Opinion? Critical Analysis of the First Case Against the Alleged Senior Leaders of the Khmer Rouge (Case 002/01)” on 6 November 2015, a little under two weeks prior to the appeal hearings before the Supreme Court Chamber in Case 002/01 that had been initially scheduled for 17-19 November 2015 (hereinafter, referred to as the “Report”). Read more

David Scheffer: What Has Been ‘Extraordinary’ About International Justice in Cambodia?

  • — 25 Feb, 2015

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Expert on United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials elaborated on the special nature of Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in front of the William & Mary Law School, Virginia, on occasion of its tenths anniversary. Read more

Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: New Directions in International Criminal Justice – Council on Foreign Relations

  • — 11 Dec, 2014

David Scheffer | Council on Foreign Relations

Legal Commentary: Case 004 Suspect Denied Case File Access

  • — 30 Sep, 2013

Khmer Translation

The international Co-Investigating Judge (ICIJ), acting alone, has rejected the right of suspects in Cases 003 and 004 to access the case files and take part in the last judicial investigations at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Read more

Legal Commentary: Co-Prosecutors Request Clarification of the Scope of Case 002/01 Charges

  • — 10 Sep, 2013

Khmer Translation

In advance of closing arguments in Case 002/01 Co-Prosecutors have sought to clarify how the Trial Chamber will address joint criminal enterprise (JCE) policies Read more

Commentary: The United Nations and Cambodian Government Share the Obligation to Fund Justice

  • — 7 Sep, 2013

Khmer (pdf)

After many years of awaiting the trials of senior Khmer Rouge leaders, Cambodian survivors are now watching as their hopes of justice slip away. Repeated funding crises and political impasses Read more

Legal Commentary: Supreme Court Chamber Rejects Defense Application for Immediate Release but Lays Groundwork for Future Challenges

  • — 5 Sep, 2013

The Supreme Court Chamber has rejected accused Khieu Samphan’s request for immediate release on bail in advance of Case 002/01 Read more

Lawyer’s Fees Dispute Decision Highlights Administrative Irregularities in Case 004

  • — 15 Aug, 2013

English (pdf) Khmer (pdf)
Anne Heindel, Legal Advisor – Documentation Center of Cambodia

Trial Chamber Endorses Proposed Case 002 Victim Reparation Projects “In Principle”

  • — 12 Aug, 2013

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Anne Heindel, Legal Advisor – Documentation Center of Cambodia

The Election and the ECCC

  • — 5 Aug, 2013

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Simon Crowther

Memorials and Memories: The Well of Shadows

  • — 30 Jul, 2013

English (pdf) Khmer (pdf)
Simon Crowther and George Wright

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