Bringing the Khmer Rouge to Justice : Prosecuting Mass Violence Before the Cambodian Courts

by Ramji, Jaya; Van Schaack, Beth

• ISBN13: 9780773459946
• ISBN10: 0773459944
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-30
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr

Summary

This book explores the legal issues surrounding accountability for the crimes of the Khmer Rouge and crimes of mass violence more generally. Comprising chapters by legal academics, lawyers, historians, artists, and others, the volume presents thorough analyses of the complex problems inherent to accountability efforts and novel ideas as to how to address them.

Table of Contents

Preface	i
Harold Hongju Koh
Acknowledgements	v
Introduction	1	(10)
Jaya Ramji
Beth Van Schaack
Prologue	11	(2)
Peter J. Hammer
The Elusive Face of Cambodian Justice	13	(46)
Peter J. Hammer
Tara Urs
``Onslaught on Beings'': A Theravada Buddhist Perspective on Accountability for Crimes Committed in the Democratic Kampuchea Period	59	(38)
Ian Harris
Preferences Matter: Conversations With Cambodians On The Prosecution Of The Khmer Rouge Leadership	97	(30)
William W. Burke-White
Cambodia's Judiciary: Up To The Task?	127	(44)
Brad Adams
An Anatomy of The Extraordinary Chambers	171	(50)
Scott Worden
Documenting The Crimes Of Democratic Kampuchea	221	(86)
John D. Ciorciari with
Youk Chhang
The Cambodian Amnesties: Beneficiaries And The Temporal Reach Of Amnesties For Gross Violation Of Human Rights	307	(26)
Ronald C. Slye
The Tribunal and Cambodia's Transition to a Culture of Accountability	333	(26)
Dinah PoKempner
A Collective Response to Mass Violence: Reparations and Healing in Cambodia	359	(18)
Jaya Ramji
Reassessing the Role of Senior Leaders and Local Officials in Democratic Kampuchea Crimes: Cambodian Accountability in Comparative Perspective	377	(48)
Steve Heder
Epilogue	425	(14)
Rithy Panh
Nathalie Rachlin
List of Appendices	439