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Mr. Roger Phillips discusses his role as a Legal Officer at the Trial Chamber, his motivations to work at the ECCC, and a brief insight of what it's like to relocate to Cambodia to pursue a legal career.
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Fergal Gaynor, the newly appointed Senior Assistant Co-Prosecutor. Here he talks about his motivations to work at and his perceptions of the ECCC, as well as his attitude towards the Khmer culture and his new life in Phnom Penh. What…
Ms. Anta Guisse is one of three defence lawyers representing Khieu Samphan. We spoke to her about her role as his lawyer, what motivated her to come to Cambodia, and on her perspectives on the ECCC.How did you become Khieu Samphan’s lawyer?Well, I have been working in international cases for quite…
This week, we spoke to Andrew Boyle, who works in the Office of the Co-Prosecutors, across the trial, and in the appeal, in case 002, and, in the investigation of cases 003, and 004. He does a variety of work, in and out of the courtroom, and enjoys the diverse aspects of what he does. The son…
What motivates someone to be a defence lawyer? How do you justify working for someone accused of crimes such as genocide and mass murder? These are the questions we have been trying to ask members of the defence team at the ECCC over the last couple of weeks, in an attempt to try to provide greater…
This week, I have been covering the perspectives of some of the people who work on the Defence Teams at the ECCC. Defence lawyers are often seen as defending alleged war criminals, which is exactly what they are doing. However, the important point to remember is that they are only alleged…
On Wednesday 15th of July the court was visited by a group of twenty American high school students, from a summer-study programme. Their four-week study programme involved learning about the development, history, and culture, of Cambodia. Following their visit to the Killing Fields, the students…
On the 14th July, 200 visitors from Takeo Province came to learn about the history of the court, and what we do here. 58-year-old farmer, Tuy Ry, spoke to the Public Affairs Team about his experiences during the Khmer Rouge regime, and gave his opinion, on what the courts meant to him. He said that…
This day last year was the final day of closing statements in Case 002/01. The substantive part of the trial commenced with opening statements on 21 November 2011, and the evidence hearing ended on 23 July 2013. · The trial, including closing statements, lasted for a total of 222 hearing…
Closing Statements from the Lead Co-Lawyers for Civil Parties Civil Party Lead Co-Lawyers submitted their final statements to illustrate the suffering of Civil Parties throughout the regime and the traumatic effect of CPK’s tactics, such as hunger, fear, dependency and enslavement. Civil Parties…