The Paradox of Victim-Centrism: Victim Participation at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal

• Main Author: MOHAN, Mahdev
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL; CAMBODIA; VICTIMOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS; INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW; Asian Studies; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; International Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/830; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/1829/viewcontent/Paradox_Victim_Centrism_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

It has been claimed - though not proved - that victims will be benefited by participation in international criminal tribunals. This article interrogates this claim in the context of victim participation at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), commonly referred to as the Khmer...