Khmer Rouge
Trials related Websites
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
Extraordianry Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia ECCC.
Trial Monitoring Program (ECCC)
Building on the success of the Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center’s trial monitoring program established at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in June 2004 (and continuing at that court to date), we propose establishing a regional trial monitoring program for the duration of the upcoming Khmer Rouge trials at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (‘ECCC’). By “regional” trial monitoring program we refer to a trial monitoring team composed of participants from Southeast Asia (including Cambodia), and Hong Kong. The proposed program is the only international trial monitoring program involving full-time daily presence in the courtroom that is currently being established at the ECCC. We are now working to identify regional partner institutions as well as individual monitors. The project will be co-organized by the Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center and the East-West Center through their joint Asia International Justice Initiative (AIJI), directed by Professor David Cohen. Trials are expected to begin in Phnom Penh in late 2008.
Click here to go to the ECCC Trial Monitoring page
Outreach Program (ECCC)
The East-West Center (EWC) and UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center (BWCSC), in a collaboration known as the Asian International Justice Initiative (AIJI), have organized the production of a series of pre-trial films for Cambodians that provides an independent dialogue about the rationale behind the ECCC and the role played by its key actors. Four films (and possibly five) are planned in what has come to be known as the “Time For Justice” series, with funds provided by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office through the British Embassy, Phnom Penh. The films are created by a local film production company, Khmer Mekong Films (KMF), under contract to EWC. The films’ central characters are fictional members of a typical Cambodian family, the parents of which want their children to know about the Khmer Rouge period and to understand the ECCC. The films are educational and entertaining and pitched at ordinary Cambodians living in the provinces of Cambodia.
Click here to go to Cambodia Outreach Program page
ECCC News Update
(January 2006 - present)
| July 21, 2006 |
Ta Mok dies in Preah Ket Mealea Military
Hospital. |
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| July 3, 2006 |
ECCC Legal Personnel takes their oaths in
Royal Palace. |
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| June 28, 2006 |
Ta Mok is reported to be seriously ill. |
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| May 28-29, 2006 |
Lessons Learned Conference in Bangkok. A joint
effort of East-West Center and UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center. |
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| May 7, 2006 |
ECCC Legal Personnel is appointed by Royal
Decree of King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni. |
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| May 4, 2006 |
Supreme Council of Magistracy selects ECCC
Legal Personnel. |
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Trial Chamber Judges: |
Silvia Cartwright (New
Zealand) |
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Jean-Marc Lavergne (France) |
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Thou Mony (Cambodia) |
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Nil Nonn (Cambodia) |
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Ya Sokhan (Cambodia) |
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Claudia Fenz (Austria) Reserve |
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You Ottara (Cambodia) Reserve |
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| Supreme Court Judges: |
Chandra Nihal Jayasinghe (Sri Lanka) |
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Agnieszka Klonowiecka-Milart (Poland) |
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Ya Narin (Cambodia) |
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Motoo Noguchi (Japan) |
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Sin Rith (Cambodia) |
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Som Sereyvuth (Cambodia) |
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Kong Srim (Cambodia) |
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Martin Karopkin (USA) Reserve |
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Mong Monichariya (Cambodia) Reserve |
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Co-Investigating Judges:
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Marcel Lemonde (France) |
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You Bun Leng (Cambodia) |
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Thong Ol (Cambodia) Reserve |
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International (To be announced) Reserve |
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Co-Prosecutors: |
Chea Leang (Cambodia) |
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Robert Petit (Canada) |
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Paul Coffey (USA) Reserve |
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Chuon Sun Leng (Cambodia) Reserve |
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Pre-Trial Chamber Judges: |
Rowan Downing (Australia) |
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Prak Kimsan (Cambodia) |
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Katinka Lahuis (Netherlands) |
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Ney Thol (Cambodia) |
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Hout Vuthy (Cambodia) |
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Pen Pichsaly (Cambodia) Reserve |
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International (none) Reserve |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Nominees for international co-prosecutor |
| Paul
Coffey (USA) |
| Robert
Petit (Canada) |
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Magistracy of Cambodia will from the list of two international nominees
appoint a prosecutor and a reserve prosecutor. |
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Nominees for international judges of Pre-Trial Chamber |
Rowan
Downing (Australia) |
Katinka
Lahuis (Netherlands) |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Jan. 18, 2006 |
Part of new Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
headquarters at Kambol is handed over to serve as premises of ECCC. |
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