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The Khmer Rouge tribunal: Lessons for Kenya?

By Yash Ghai

Criminal trials in international tribunals or a tribunal with national and international membership are increasingly being viewed as the only way to bring dictators, and other highly placed state officials, responsible for the misery of thousands to justice. The best-known instance of this kind of hybrid court is the Cambodian tribunal for trial of leading members of the Khmer Rouge regime. There are similarities with Kenya, and interestingly, Dr Kofi Annan played a key role in the establishment of the Cambodian tribunal.

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