JURIST Supported by the University of Pittsburgh
PAPER CHASE NEWSBURSTDigest RSS feedFull RSS feed
Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective.


Saturday, February 18, 2006

UN says genocide trial of Khmer Rouge leaders should begin soon
Greg Sampson at 11:59 AM ET

[JURIST] The UN chief administrator of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal [official task force website] said Saturday that the trials of former Khmer Rouge members must begin as soon as possible if they are to happen while the former members of the regime are still alive. Michelle Lee [AP backgrounder] made her comments after former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary [Wikipedia profile] was reportedly admitted to a Thai hospital [ABC Pacific report] for treatment of a heart condition on Tuesday.

The genocide trials are currently scheduled to begin in 2007 [JURIST report], but the UN-assisted court has yet to secure all of its $56.3 million budget [JURIST report]. AFP has more.






Link |  | print | subscribe | RSS feeds | latest newscast | Facebook page

For more legal news check the Paper Chase Archive...


LATEST LEGAL NEWS

 Rights groups challenge NYPD over Muslim surveillance
11:23 AM ET, June 19

 US government releases names of indefinite Guantanamo detainees
10:16 AM ET, June 19

 UN rights chief urges Turkish government, protesters to defuse tensions
9:21 AM ET, June 19

 click for more...

Get JURIST legal news delivered daily to your e-mail!

LATEST FORUM

Is Egypt's Stance on the Blue Nile Dam Legally Justified?
DOMESTIC
Zeray Yihdego
University of Aberdeen School of Law

ABOUT

Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.

CONTACT

Paper Chase welcomes comments, tips and URLs from readers. E-mail us at JURIST@jurist.org