Category Archives: Cambodia

Transitional Justice at Sites of ‘Dark Tourism’: The Case of Genocide Memorials in Cambodia

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Mark Kersten

Cheryl Lawther, Rachel Killean, and Lauren Dempster join JiC for this post on sites of ‘dark tourism’ in Cambodia. Cheryl, Rachel, and Lauren are Lecturers at the School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast. Their post draws on a period of … Continue reading →

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So We Can Know What Happened? The Curious Impact of Hybrid Courts on Education

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Mark Kersten

Caitlin McCaffrie joins JiC for this fascinating post on the impact of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia’s impact on educating youth about the crimes that this hybrid court examined and addressed. This marks the fifth installation in … Continue reading →

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The Master of Confessions – Thierry Cruvellier on the ECCC’s Duch Trial

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Mark Kersten

Chris Tenove is a semi-regular Justice in Conflict blogger, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Toronto. He reported on the Duch trial at the ECCC for Macleans’ magazine and Radio Netherlands. When the Khmer Rouge were driven from … Continue reading →

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Justifying Justice: Verdicts at the ECCC

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Kirsten Ainley, an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the LSE and the Director of the Centre for International Studies, joins JiC for a guest-post on the recent verdicts at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Kirsten has published on the … Continue reading →

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Meeting the Devil’s Advocate – An Interview with Jacques Vergès

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Mark Kersten

The following glimpse into the life and mind of Jacques Vergès is brought to you by Chris Tenove. Chris is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at the University of British Columbia where his research explores the political and ethical dilemmas of global … Continue reading →

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Saying We’re Sorry: Historical Justice, Katyn, Canada and Rwanda

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Mark Kersten

Overcoming the injustices of the past does not come easy. In Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere, Aboriginal peoples have sought a sense of justice with greater political representation and protection of their traditions after colonial brutality. With the support … Continue reading →

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