Cambodia: lawyer quits ex-Khmer Rouge head of state defense team
July 2, 2008
[JURIST] The Cambodian lawyer representing former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan [JURIST news archive] before the Extraordinary Chambers of the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) resigned [press release, PDF] Tuesday, citing health problems. Some have speculated [ECCCReparations op-ed] that Say Bory'.... [more] 
Cambodia: Ex-Khmer Rouge official appeals detention for genocide
July 1, 2008
[JURIST] Ieng Sary [TrialWatch profile; JURIST news archive], former Foreign Minister during the Khmer Rouge regime [BBC backgrounder], appeared before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) [court website] for the second day Tuesday to appeal his detention on genocide charges..... [more]
Cambodian genocide court to decide on detention of ex-Khmer Rouge official
June 28, 2008
[JURIST] Former Cambodian Foreign Minister Ieng Sary [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive] is set to appeal his provisional detention in a June 30 open hearing to be broadcast on radio and TV stations, according to documents [scheduling order, PDF; Hearing invitation, PDF] released by the.... [more]
Cambodia genocide tribunal aims to complete work in 2010: officials
June 25, 2008
[JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website; JURIST news archive] Tuesday announced plans to complete operations a year early and to significantly reduced its budget. Earlier this year the court announced plans [JURIST report] to operate until 2011,.... [more]
Ex-Khmer Rouge leader suffers stroke in detention pending trial
June 4, 2008
[JURIST] Former Cambodian head of state Khieu Samphan [JURIST news archive] was hospitalized Wednesday after suffering a stroke. The fifth senior Khmer Rouge [JURIST news archive] leader to be detained by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website], he was.... [more]
Former Khmer Rouge ministers make first appearance before Cambodian tribunal
May 21, 2008
[JURIST] Former Khmer Rouge [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] minister for social affairs Ieng Thirith [JURIST news archive] made her first appearance in court Tuesday at a bail hearing before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website; JURIST news.... [more]
ECCC cleared of mismanaging funds in independent audit
April 25, 2008
[JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website; JURIST news archive] was cleared of financial mismanagement in an independent audit [PDF text; summary, PDF] released Friday. The review was ordered by the ECCC Project Board in hopes that it would quell.... [more]
ECCC aiming to end investigation into ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief by July
April 24, 2008
[JURIST] Officials from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website; JURIST news archive] said Thursday that the court expects to complete an investigation into former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav [TrialWatch profile], also known as Duch, by July. In a.... [more]
ECCC delays hearing for ex-Khmer Rouge chief after lawyer refuses to participate
April 23, 2008
[JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday adjourned a hearing to consider an appeal by former Cambodian head of state Khieu Samphan [JURIST news archive] against his detention after Samphan's French lawyer Jacques.... [more]
UN SG calls for 'long overdue' trials of Khmer Rouge leaders
April 15, 2008
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday marked the tenth anniversary of the death of dictator Pol Pot [BBC profile] by urging [statement; UN News report] the international community and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website; JURIST news archive] to.... [more]
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