Duch Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison; Will Serve only 19
Today—35 years, three months, and nine days after the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh and 31 years, six months, and[…]
Trial Observer
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Civil Parties Pay Tribute to Dead Souls
On the eve of the judgment in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch), chief of Tuol Sleng (S-[…]
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Villagers in Kandal Province React to Screening of Duch Judgement
As news of the judgment against Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) began to sink into the minds of the Cambodian[…]
Final Drafts on the Amendments for the Crime of Aggression for the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Cambodia is a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Some of the operation and jurisprudence[…]
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Joint Criminal Enterprise at the ECCC: The Challenge of Individual Criminal Responsibility for Crimes Committed under the Khmer Rouge
The process of bringing an individual to trial for the commission of international crimes is both intuitively familiar and singularly[…]
On the Cusp of a Final Draft Text for the Crime of Aggression for the International Criminal Court
Cambodia is a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Some of the operation and jurisprudence[…]
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The Pre-Trial Chamber’s Significant Decision on Joint Criminal Enterprise for Individual Responsibility
International criminal law represents the challenge of assigning individual responsibility for acts of massive violence which no single person can[…]
Jurisprudence on JCE — Revisiting a never ending story
On 20 May 2010 the intense debate on the applicability of the doctrine of Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE) before the[…]
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Duch Seeks an Acquittal and Immediate Release
The final day of the closing arguments in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) before the Extraordinary Chambers[…]
The Crime of Obedience
On Thursday, November 26, 2009, international defense counsel François Roux rose to deliver about four hours of closing arguments in[…]
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Duch Hides Behind His Orders
International Co-Prosecutor William Smith continued his closing arguments in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) before the Extraordinary[…]
“Duch Was a Willing Partner”
Today the co-prosecutors delivered their closing arguments in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) and will conclude their[…]