Since it officially began operations in 2007, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has been trying high-level Khmer Rouge leaders on charges, including genocide, regarding the approximately 1.9 million fatalities  in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. The Court has been at the center of much attention, drawing both praise and criticism from local andinternational observers.Join CGA faculty professors Jennifer Trahan and Chris Ankersen in dialogue with panelists who have been involved in the Court to discuss its legacy and implications for international justice and war crimes prosecutions globally.

Panelists:

• Robert Petit, First International Co-Prosecutor for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

• Andrew Cayley, Second International Co-Prosecutor for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

• David J. Scheffer, Former UN Secretary-General Special Expert on UN Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials

• James A. Goldston, Executive Director, Open Society Justice Initiative

Register here.

Hosted by NYU-SPS Center for Global Affairs.