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- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Editors’ Note
- 1 Introduction: Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Part I Interviews
- Part II Development of International Humanitarian Law
- Part III Practice and Application of International Humanitarian Law
- Part IV Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
- 28 International Humanitarian Law in the Indian Civilian and Military Justice Systems
- 29 Implementation of International Humanitarian Law Obligations in Australia: A Mixed Record
- 30 International Humanitarian Law in Indonesia
- 31 International Humanitarian Law in the Philippine Supreme Court
- 32 The Application of Grave Breaches at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- 33 The Application of International Humanitarian Law by the International Crimes Tribunals of Bangladesh
- 34 The Application of the Geneva Conventions in Nepal: Domestication As a Way Forward
- 35 Torture in Non-International Armed Conflict and the Challenge of Universal Jurisdiction: The Unsuccessful Trial of Colonel Kumar Lama
- Part V Looking to the Future and Enhancing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
- Glossary of Publications
- Alphabetical Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Chronological Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Treaties and Other International Instruments, Resolutions and National Documents with an International Dimension
- Chronological Glossary of National Legislation and Secondary Instruments
- Peace Agreements and Communiques
- Abbreviations and Translations
- Index
32 - The Application of Grave Breaches at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
from Part IV - Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 October 2019
- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Editors’ Note
- 1 Introduction: Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Part I Interviews
- Part II Development of International Humanitarian Law
- Part III Practice and Application of International Humanitarian Law
- Part IV Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
- 28 International Humanitarian Law in the Indian Civilian and Military Justice Systems
- 29 Implementation of International Humanitarian Law Obligations in Australia: A Mixed Record
- 30 International Humanitarian Law in Indonesia
- 31 International Humanitarian Law in the Philippine Supreme Court
- 32 The Application of Grave Breaches at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- 33 The Application of International Humanitarian Law by the International Crimes Tribunals of Bangladesh
- 34 The Application of the Geneva Conventions in Nepal: Domestication As a Way Forward
- 35 Torture in Non-International Armed Conflict and the Challenge of Universal Jurisdiction: The Unsuccessful Trial of Colonel Kumar Lama
- Part V Looking to the Future and Enhancing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
- Glossary of Publications
- Alphabetical Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Chronological Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Treaties and Other International Instruments, Resolutions and National Documents with an International Dimension
- Chronological Glossary of National Legislation and Secondary Instruments
- Peace Agreements and Communiques
- Abbreviations and Translations
- Index
Summary
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) is a hybrid court established to prosecute the senior leaders of the Democratic Kampuchea (DK) and those persons most responsible for the crimes committed between 17 April 1975 and 6 January 1979. Since its inception, the Court has tried five accused and convicted three accused, while three additional individuals have been investigated and charged with crimes but have not yet been tried. The subject-matter jurisdiction of the Court includes crimes against humanity (CAH), genocide, grave breaches of the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 (Geneva Conventions), and serious violations of the Cambodian Penal Code of 1956.
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- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law , pp. 564 - 585Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019