Article
Schisms in Humanitarianism: The Khmer Rouge Tribunal's First Hearing
Asian Journal of Comparative Law
Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2009
Abstract
Mass atrocity invokes humanitarian impulses in all of us. But when a genocidaire casts himself as a victim, the right response is less straightforward. This article analyzes a recent hearing of one of Cambodia's most feared Khmer Rouge cadres who stands trial before a newly established hybrid tribunal and suggests the consequences of responding to war crime trials with polemics rather than principle.
Keywords
- Khmer Rouge,
- Tribunal,
- Genocide,
- International Criminal Law,
- Human Rights
Discipline
Identifier
10.2202/1932-0205.1186
Publisher
De Gruyter
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Additional URL
http://doi.org/10.2202/1932-0205.1186
Citation Information
Mahdev MOHAN. "Schisms in Humanitarianism: The Khmer Rouge Tribunal's First Hearing" Asian Journal of Comparative Law Vol. 4 Iss. 1 (2009) p. 1 - 30 ISSN: 1932-0205 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mahdev_mohan/12/