Justice and Starvation in Cambodia: The Khmer Rouge Famine

2 Cambodia Law & Policy Journal 45

40 Pages Posted: 22 Sep 2014

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Randle C. DeFalco

Widener University - Widener University School of Law

Date Written: 2014

Abstract

The topic of severe famine has received scant attention at international and hybrid tribunals despite the fact that an interdisciplinary discourse has emerged concerning the suitability of international criminal law as a legal response. This is the first of two articles scrutinizing this prosecutorial gap by considering whether former Khmer Rouge leaders could be successfully prosecuted for international crimes predicated on the catastrophic famine that occurred while the Khmer Rouge held power in Cambodia from 1975-1979. Part 1 develops a detailed history of the Khmer Rouge period famine. Part 2 will analyze this history according to current formulations of international crimes.

Keywords: Famine, Khmer Rouge, International Criminal Law, Starvation, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Suggested Citation

DeFalco, Randle C., Justice and Starvation in Cambodia: The Khmer Rouge Famine (2014). 2 Cambodia Law & Policy Journal 45, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2499193

Randle C. DeFalco (Contact Author)

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