Bektimirova Nadezhda

On Some Results of the Activity of The International Khmer Rouge Tribunal

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2016, №31, 53-68

 
Annotation: This paper considers the history of the formation and the actual functioning of the International Khmer Rouge Tribunal. The Khmer Rouge regime implemented genocidal policies in 1975-1978. The article shows that the decisions of the Tribunal are one of the key benchmarks against which the Khmer people evaluate justice and the restoration of truth. The paper also considers the specificity of the functioning of the Tribunal and the impact of external and internal factors. The author examines some of the key drawbacks of the operation of the Tribunal, such as a weak factual foundation, political interference, extremely lengthy and costly judicial processes.

Keywords: INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL, KHMER ROUGE, JUSTICE, GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, CAMBODIA, KHIEU SAMPHAN, NUON CHEA, EXPERT COMMUNITY, LIFE IMPRISONMENT