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Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)

The Khmer Rouge Tribunal, officially known as the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the Prosecution of Crimes Committed During the Period of Democratic Kampuchea, is a 'mixed tribunal' established conjointly by Royal Government of Cambodia and the United Nations. The ECCC will under Cambodian penal code and international law and conventions try senior leaders of Democratic Kampuchea, and those most responsible for the crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime (April 17, 1975 - January 6, 1979). The trials should begin in 2007.

For a more comprehensive overview of the ECCC.


Extraordinary Chambers in th eCourts of Cambodia Documents

ECCC News Update (January 2006 - present)
July 21, 2006 Ta Mok dies in Preah Ket Mealea Military Hospital.
July 3, 2006 ECCC Legal Personnel takes their oaths in Royal Palace.
June 28, 2006 Ta Mok is reported to be seriously ill.
May 28-29, 2006 Lessons Learned Conference in Bangkok. A joint effort of East-West Center and UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center. To read more, click here.
May 7, 2006 ECCC Legal Personnel is appointed by Royal Decree of King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni.
   
May 4, 2006 Supreme Council of Magistracy selects ECCC Legal Personnel.

Trial Chamber Judges:  

Silvia Cartwright (New Zealand)
Jean-Marc Lavergne (France)
Thou Mony (Cambodia)
Nil Nonn (Cambodia)
Ya Sokhan (Cambodia)

  

Claudia Fenz (Austria) Reserve
You Ottara (Cambodia) Reserve
Supreme Court Judges:   Chandra Nihal Jayasinghe (Sri Lanka)
Agnieszka Klonowiecka-Milart (Poland)
Ya Narin (Cambodia)
Motoo Noguchi (Japan)
Sin Rith (Cambodia)
Som Sereyvuth (Cambodia)
Kong Srim (Cambodia)
Martin Karopkin (USA) Reserve
Mong Monichariya (Cambodia) Reserve

Co-Investigating Judges:  

Marcel Lemonde (France)
You Bun Leng (Cambodia)
Thong Ol (Cambodia) Reserve
International (To be announced) Reserve

Co-Prosecutors:  

Chea Leang (Cambodia)
Robert Petit (Canada)
Paul Coffey (USA) Reserve
Chuon Sun Leng (Cambodia) Reserve

Pre-Trial Chamber Judges:  

Rowan Downing (Australia)
Prak Kimsan (Cambodia)
Katinka Lahuis (Netherlands)
Ney Thol (Cambodia)
Hout Vuthy (Cambodia)
Pen Pichsaly (Cambodia) Reserve
International (none) Reserve

Mar. 14, 2006 UN and the Government of Cambodia sign last legal logistical and administrative agreements before start of ECCC: agreements on safety, security, and supplementary arrangements regarding the ECCC and its premises.
Mar. 8, 2006 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan submits a list of nominees for international legal experts of ECCC to Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen.

Nominees for international judges
Silvia Cartwright (New Zealand)
Claudia Fenz (Austria)
Chandra Nihal Jayasinghe (Sri Lanka)
Martin Karopkin (USA)
Agnieszka Klonowiecka-Milart (Poland)
Jean-Marc Lavergne (France)
Motoo Noguchi (Japan)
Supreme Council of Magistracy of Cambodia will from the list of seven nominees appoint five sitting judges (2 to Trial Chamber; 3 to Supreme Court Chamber) and two reserve judges.
Nominees for international co-investigating judge

Marcel Lemonde (France)

Second nominee to be submitted later

Supreme Council of Magistracy of Cambodia will from the list of two international nominees appoint an investigating judge and a reserve investigating judge.  
Nominees for international co-prosecutor
Paul Coffey (USA)
Robert Petit (Canada)
Supreme Council of Magistracy of Cambodia will from the list of two international nominees appoint a prosecutor and a reserve prosecutor.
 

Nominees for international judges of Pre-Trial Chamber

Rowan Downing (Australia)

Katinka Lahuis (Netherlands)


Feb. 9, 2006 The representatives of ECCC Office of Administration Sean Visoth (Cambodia) and Michelle Lee (UN) announce that ECCC prosecutors are expected to arrive mid-2006, and the trials should begin in 2007.
Feb. 6, 2006 The ECCC Office of Administration, directed by Sean Visoth (Cambodia), is officially established in Phnom Penh after UN administrative staff to ECCC led by Michelle Lee joins the Cambodian administrative staff.
Jan. 18, 2006 Part of new Royal Cambodian Armed Forces headquarters at Kambol is handed over to serve as premises of ECCC.
(For photos of premises, click here).

Glossary of Terms and Names

KRT News Chronology

Khmer Rouge Trial Web Portal

 

 


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