Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

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The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia is a hybrid Cambodian–international tribunal established to prosecute senior leaders and key figures responsible for crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hybrid international tribunal
special court
war crimes tribunal
alsoKnownAs Khmer Rouge Tribunal NERFINISHED
building ECCC compound in Phnom Penh NERFINISHED
competence crimes against humanity
genocide
grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions
serious violations of Cambodian penal law
war crimes
composition Cambodian judges
international judges
country Cambodia
created 2003
establishedBy Royal Government of Cambodia NERFINISHED
United Nations NERFINISHED
focus accountability for Khmer Rouge crimes
funding contributions from the Royal Government of Cambodia
voluntary contributions from UN member states
jurisdiction crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime
crimes committed in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979
language English
French
Khmer NERFINISHED
legalBasis Agreement between the United Nations and the Royal Government of Cambodia NERFINISHED
Law on the Establishment of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia NERFINISHED
notableCase Case 001 against Kaing Guek Eav (Duch)
Case 002 against Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan NERFINISHED
purpose to prosecute senior leaders of Democratic Kampuchea
to prosecute those most responsible for crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime
relatedOrganization United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) NERFINISHED
relatedRegime Democratic Kampuchea NERFINISHED
seat Phnom Penh NERFINISHED
shortName ECCC NERFINISHED
structure Defence Support Section NERFINISHED
Office of the Co-Investigating Judges NERFINISHED
Office of the Co-Prosecutors NERFINISHED
Pre-Trial Chamber NERFINISHED
Supreme Court Chamber NERFINISHED
Trial Chamber NERFINISHED
Victims Support Section NERFINISHED
supervisedBy United Nations NERFINISHED
temporalJurisdictionEnd 1979
temporalJurisdictionStart 1975
typeOfHybrid Cambodian–international tribunal NERFINISHED
victimGroup Cambodian population under the Khmer Rouge
victimParticipation allows civil party participation
website https://www.eccc.gov.kh

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Nuon Chea convictedBy Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Khieu Samphan jurisdictionOfConviction Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Ieng Sary wasTriedBy Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia