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ECCC: 002: No Armed Conflict Nexus Requirement from the Definition of Crimes Against Humanity

2010-10-26, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Trial Chamber granted the Co-Prosecutors’ motion to exclude armed conflict nexus requirement from the definition of crimes against humanity. This decision effectively reversed the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decisionĀ holding that it was not clear whether a nexus to armed conflict was part of the customary international law definition of crimes against humanity [...]
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ECCC: Duch: Defence Support Section Not Allowed To File An Amicus Brief

2010-12-09, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Supreme Court Chamber denied the Defence Support Section’s request to file an amicus brief that would be focusing on the issues of international law. The DSS argued that the Co-Prosecutor’s grounds of appeal “raise complex and technical issues of international law”, while Defence Co-Lawyers appear to be limiting their submissions [...]
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ECCC: Nuon: A Film Director Bails On ECCC

2010-04-16, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. You Bunleng and Marcel Lemonde, ECCC Co-Investigating Judges (CIJ), gave up today on obtaining a copy of the filmĀ ”Enemies of the People” citing “the amount of time required and the practical difficulties involved in order to enforce an international rogatory letter.” In January 2010, the producer, Robert Lemkin, publicly stated that [...]
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