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Victims and the Khmer Rouge Tribunal

By International Association of Penal Law

The New York Times recently reported that victims? lawyers at the ECCC now are boycotting Duch?s trial. They are responding to the decision by judges to bar them from questioning Duch about his character ? in particular, his personality and mental health. ECCC rules also permit parties civiles to receive damages. On the one hand, involving victims in the proceedings and equipping them with lawyers promotes victim involvement. The proceedings thereby become more inclusive, less alienating, more holistic, and more connected to space and place. On the other hand, perhaps liberal criminal trials are not the best venue to actualize victim input. This input complicates the proceedings, threatens prosecutorial control and efficiency, and triggers managerial concerns...continue to full post

Full post as published by AIDP Blog on September 02, 2009 (boomark / email).