Cambodia: Case 002/02
prosecuting forced marriage as a form of sexual violence Kathy Roberts and Maxine Marcus Transitional Justice Clinic
In 2003, the United Nations and the Royal Government of Cambodia established the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to prosecute the crimes of the Khmer Rouge. The ECCC was the first internationalized court dealing with mass crimes that allowed victims to act as civil parties alongside the prosecution and the defense. This proved especially significant in Case 002, since civil parties through their representatives helped to assure that the indictment and ultimate conviction in this case more closely reflected the victims’ experience by charging and prosecuting forced marriage and rape within forced marriage.
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