Victims, Visibility and Selective Justice in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal

International Review of Victimology (2017) 1-24

Queen's University Belfast Law Research Paper No. 2019 17

36 Pages Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last revised: 29 Apr 2019

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Rachel Killean

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law; Queen's University Belfast School of Law

Date Written: June 1, 2017

Abstract

This paper considers the extent to which victims’ visibility within transitional justice mechanisms is influenced by heterogeneous legal and political actors as they pursue a variety of not necessarily aligned goals. Drawing on critical victimology’s concern with who has the power to acknowledge victimhood, and what factors influence that determination, it considers the selective visibility of victims at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. First, it explores how political contexts, jurisdictional limits, and prosecutorial choices have shaped the victimisations which have been rendered visible through prosecution before the Tribunal. Second, it considers the visibility of victims within the courtroom, particularly focusing on the role of judges in enhancing or limiting victim visibility through their implementation of the Tribunal’s civil party participation mechanism.

Keywords: Victimology, Victim Participation, Selective Justice, International Criminal Law

Suggested Citation

Killean, Rachel, Victims, Visibility and Selective Justice in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (June 1, 2017). International Review of Victimology (2017) 1-24, Queen's University Belfast Law Research Paper No. 2019 17, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3200542

Rachel Killean (Contact Author)

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

New Law Building, F10
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia

Queen's University Belfast School of Law ( email )

School of Law
Belfast BT7 1NN, BT7 1NN
Ireland

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