The first verdict of the ECCC - The Duch Case
Thursday 30 September 2010 14:00 to 16:00
Location
British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JPParticipants
Chair: Professor Surya P. Subedi, O.B.E, Professor of International Law, University of Leeds, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia
Speakers:
Alex Bates, Barrister, International Criminal Lawyer - Former UN Prosecutor in Cambodia and Kosovo,
Dr Sarah Williams, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
Dr Olympia Bekou, Head of the International Criminal Justice Unit, Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham
The Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia issued the first judgment of the tribunal on 26 July 2010. The Trial Chamber found Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch), former prison chief under the Khmer Rouge regime, guilty of the international offenses of crimes against humanity and war crimes. This event will bring together experts to discuss the outcome of the verdict.
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