Illiberal Transitional Justice and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-04782-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the History of Genocide

This book examines the creation and operation of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), which is a hybrid domestic/international tribunal tasked with putting senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge on trial. It argues that the ECCC should be considered an example of illiberal transitional justice, where the language of procedure is strongly adhered to but political considerations often rule in reality. The Cambodian government spent nearly two decades addressing the Khmer Rouge past, and shaping its preferred narrative, before the involvement of the United Nations. It was a further six years of negotiations between the Cambodian government and the United Nations that determined the unique hybrid structure of the ECCC. Over more than a decade in operation, and with three people convicted, the ECCC has not contributed to the positive goals expected of transitional justice mechanisms. Through the Cambodian example, this book challenges existing assumptions and analysesof transitional justice to create a more nuanced understanding of how and why transitional justice mechanisms are employed. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gidley, Rebecca

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The State of Transitional Justice.- 3. Confronting the Past, 1975-1996.- 4. The Development and Evolution of the ECCC, 1997-2003.- 5. The ECCC in Action, 2003-2018.- 6. Breaking the Mould: Cambodia and the Transitional Justice Literature.- 7. Distinguishing Cambodia and Explaining the Existence of the ECCC.- 8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Rebecca Gidley teaches history and international relations at the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. She has published on topics including narratives of mass atrocities, the physical location of courts, and the role of historians as expert witnesses.