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
Asian Studies | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | International Law
Research Areas
Dispute Resolution
Publication
Asian Journal of Comparative Law
Volume
4
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
30
ISSN
1932-0205
Identifier
10.2202/1932-0205.1186
Publisher
De Gruyter
Citation
MOHAN, Mahdev.
Schisms in Humanitarianism: The Khmer Rouge Tribunal's First Hearing. (2009). Asian Journal of Comparative Law. 4, (1), 1-30.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/831
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
http://doi.org/10.2202/1932-0205.1186
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