The Khmer Rouge Tribunal as an Instrument of Transitional Justice
This paper examines the key provisions of transitional justice concept and applies it to the Cambodian political context. The Khmer Rouge Tribunal constitutes the main mechanism of implementation of transitional justice in Cambodia. The paper shows that the decisions of the Tribunal are one of the key benchmarks against which the Khmer people evaluate justice and restoration of truth. It also analyses the specific features of the Tribunal's functioning and the impact of external and internal factors.