The Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Maintaining the Status Quo of Cambodia's Legal and Judicial System

<p>The Cambodian judicial system is fraught with deficiencies. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia – established to try the leaders of the Khmer Rouge and those most responsible for the atrocities committed during the regime – has been hailed as a model court from whic...

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Autor principal: Sana Ghouse, John Coughlan, Richard Smith
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8e1d9f1555504e65a9e4eb42c6fae1f02021-12-02T09:16:12ZThe Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Maintaining the Status Quo of Cambodia's Legal and Judicial System1876-8156https://doaj.org/article/8e1d9f1555504e65a9e4eb42c6fae1f02012-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/270https://doaj.org/toc/1876-8156<p>The Cambodian judicial system is fraught with deficiencies. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia – established to try the leaders of the Khmer Rouge and those most responsible for the atrocities committed during the regime – has been hailed as a model court from which to bolster domestic legal and judicial reform. While the ECCC has made some steps towards providing a positive legacy - enhancing the capacity of the judiciary, addressing fair trial rights and standards of justice - in the absence of political will to address corruption and political interference, this legacy is superficial at best.</p>Sana Ghouse, John Coughlan, Richard SmithAmsterdam Law ForumarticleECCCCambodiaCambodian judicial systemKhmer RougeLawKENAmsterdam Law Forum, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 16-35 (2012)
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Sana Ghouse, John Coughlan, Richard Smith
The Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Maintaining the Status Quo of Cambodia's Legal and Judicial System
description <p>The Cambodian judicial system is fraught with deficiencies. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia – established to try the leaders of the Khmer Rouge and those most responsible for the atrocities committed during the regime – has been hailed as a model court from which to bolster domestic legal and judicial reform. While the ECCC has made some steps towards providing a positive legacy - enhancing the capacity of the judiciary, addressing fair trial rights and standards of justice - in the absence of political will to address corruption and political interference, this legacy is superficial at best.</p>
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title_short The Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Maintaining the Status Quo of Cambodia's Legal and Judicial System
title_full The Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Maintaining the Status Quo of Cambodia's Legal and Judicial System
title_fullStr The Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Maintaining the Status Quo of Cambodia's Legal and Judicial System
title_full_unstemmed The Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Maintaining the Status Quo of Cambodia's Legal and Judicial System
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