Hearing of Evidence Begins with Questioning of Nuon Chea
Trial 002 reconvened today with the beginning of the evidentiary hearings and with the return of Nuon Chea to the[…]
Trial Observer
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Preview of the Defense: Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary Respond
Opening statements in Trial 002 ended today with more of the spirited debate and verbal fireworks that have punctuated these[…]
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“A Prison Without Walls”
The second day of the trial of Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary in Case 002 at the ECCC[…]
Opening Day of ECCC Case 002 Trial Proceedings: Day 1 of Prosecution’s Opening Statement
On November 21, 2011, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) began the long-awaited[…]
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ECCC Trial Chamber Hearing of 19-20 October 2011: Initial Civil Party Reparation Claims and Fitness of Ieng Thirith to Stand Trial
From 19-20 October 2011, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) Trial Chamber (TC) held a hearing to[…]
Big News From the ECCC
CoInvestigating Judge Siegfried Blunk (right) of Germany has resigned from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. His articulated[…]
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The Argument for the Prosecution: David Scheffer Reviews Katherine Sikkink’s The Justice Cascade for the New Republic
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE, often translated as the prosecution of war criminals before international criminal tribunals, is an easy target for its[…]
Atrocity Crimes Litigation Year-in-Review (2010) Conference: Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights Now Published and Posted
As the faculty adviser to the Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights, I am pleased to direct your attention to[…]
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DC-Cam Letter of Condolence for Vann Nath: Vann Nath, Witness of History
Today, September 5, 2011, Vann Nath passed away. As one of only 14 known survivors of the infamous Tuol Sleng[…]
Response to Anonymous Critique
I have had numerous requests for my response to an anonymous article published in the Cambodian government’s official press –Agence[…]
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The Value of Steve Heder’s Research on the ECCC’s Personal Jurisdiction, and and Afterword on the Purpose of the Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
Last week Cambodia Tribunal Monitor posted Steve Heder’s deeply researched paper, “A Review of the Negotiations Leading to the Establishment[…]
A Review of the Negotiations Leading to the Establishment of the Personal Jurisdiction of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
The October 2004 Cambodian Law establishing the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) does not contain any provisions[…]