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ECCC: 002: Trial Chamber Rejects JCEIII
2011-09-12, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. After reviewing the WWII jurisprudence cited by the ICTY and the STL in support of JCE III, the ECCC Trial Chamber found that the inference drawn by those tribunals that post-WWII convictions were based on JCE III “was not the only possible one based on the surviving record.” As a result, the [...]
Posted in ECCC Also tagged 002/19-09-2007/ECCC/TC, Andrew Cayley, Ang Udom, applicability, Borkum Island Case, Brima et. al., Chea Leang, common criminal plan, Control Council Law No. 10, customary international law, Diana ELLIS, Duch Judgement, Elisabeth SIMONNEAU FORT, Essen Lynching Case, extended form, form of responsibility, general principle of law, genocidal intent, genocide, ICTY Appeals Chamber, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith, Jaques VERGES, JCE I, JCE II, JCE III, Jean-Marc Lavergne, joint criminal enterprise, jurisdictional challenge, Krnojetac, Kvocka, Michael G. Karnavas, Michiel PESTMAN, Munyakazi, Nil Nonn, non-criminal common plan, Nuon Chea, participation, Phat Pouv Seang, PICH Ang, preliminary objections, Prosecutor v. Tadic, re-characterization, Rule 89, Sa Sovan, SCSL, Silvia Cartwright, Simba, SON Arun, specific intent, Thou Mony, Ulrich and Merkle, Victor KOPPE, Wuelfert, Ya Sokhan Comments closed
ECCC: Khieu: The Chamber Finds No Abuse of Process Arises From Failing to Translate Documents, 3-Year Delay to Start Trial and Lack of Access to the Court File. The Chamber Promises to Address the Principle of Legality Later in Other Cases
2011-01-12, Phnom Penh. The Chamber found the Accused application for stay of proceedings for abuse of process inadmissible. Grounds in the Application: (1) problems related to the translation of documents: - no translation of some documents – footnotes of the Closing Order, some of the evidentiary material, the Final Submission, 232 decisions and 3,850 documents [...]
Posted in ECCC Also tagged absent, abuse of process, access, Andrew Cayley, appeal, application, Cambodian law, case file, Chea Leang, Closing Order, Democratic Kampuchea, Documentation Centre of Cambodia, egregious violation, errors, Final Submission, foreseeability, French, glossary, impartiality, international law, jurisdiction, lack, merits, miscarriage of justice, nullum crimen sine lege, Office 870, poor quality, principle of legality, proportionality test, public presumption of guilt, rectification, remedy, Sa Sovan, sense of justice, Siegried Blunk, threshold, translation, unjustified delays, unreasonable delays, You Bunleng Comments closed
ECCC: 002: No Armed Conflict Nexus Requirement from the Definition of Crimes Against Humanity