Abstract

Mass atrocity invokes humanitarian impulses in all of us. But when a genocidaire casts himself as a victim, the right response is less straightforward. This article analyzes a recent hearing of one of Cambodia's most feared Khmer Rouge cadres who stands trial before a newly established hybrid tribunal and suggests the consequences of responding to war crime trials with polemics rather than principle.

Recommended Citation

Mohan, Mahdev (2009) "Schisms in Humanitarianism – The Khmer Rouge Tribunal's First Hearing," Asian Journal of Comparative Law: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1, Article 10.
DOI: 10.2202/1932-0205.1186
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/asjcl/vol4/iss1/art10