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The List of the International Judges and
Prosecutors
to be selected and to serve in the KRT
UN
moves ahead with Cambodian trials court for Khmer Rouge leaders
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November 2005 - United Nations efforts helping Cambodia to set up special mixed
courts to try ageing former leaders of the Khmer Rouge accused of killing
hundreds of thousands of civilians during the 1970s are gaining momentum as
Secretary-General Kofi Annan
considers nominees for the tribunals' international components.
A short list <http://www.un.org/law/khmerrougetrials/>
of candidates will be interviewed in early December for the posts of
International Judges, International Co-Prosecutor, International
Co-Investigating Judge and International Judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber,
spokesman Stephane Dujarric
told the daily noon briefing in New York.
The UN and Cambodia signed the landmark agreement to set up a trial court and a
Supreme Court within the Cambodian legal system to "prosecute those most
responsible for crimes and serious violations of Cambodian and international law
between 17 April 1975 and 6 January 1979."
The courts will comprise a mix of international and Cambodian judges. According
to the agreement - which stresses the impartiality and independence of the
prospective jurists - decisions in the two chambers would be taken by majorities
of four judges and five judges, respectively.
Acting
on behalf of the Secretary-General, the Legal Counsel has established the
following short-list of individuals whom the Secretary-General might possibly
nominate for appointment as international judges or, in the alternative, as
judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber:
The individuals concerned are being invited for interview in New York in
December 2005.
Click here for information on qualification: <http://www.un.org/law/khmerrougetrials/documents/judges.qualifications.html>
and
condition of service:
International Co-Prosecutor
The Agreement provides, in Article 6, for a Cambodian prosecutor and an
international prosecutor, serving as co-prosecutors.
In
accordance with Article 6, paragraph 5, the international co-prosecutor is to be
appointed by the Supreme Council of the Magistracy of Cambodia from a list of
two nominees forwarded by the Secretary-General.
The
other nominee is to be appointed as a reserve international co-prosecutor, to
fill the post of international co-prosecutor in the event a vacancy or the need
arises.
Acting
on behalf of the Secretary-General, the Legal Counsel has established the
following short-list of individuals whom the Secretary-General might possibly
nominate for appointment as international co-prosecutor:
The
individuals concerned are being invited for interview in New York in December
2005.
Click
here for information on qualification: <http://www.un.org/law/khmerrougetrials/documents/prosecutor.qualifications.html>
and condition of service: <http://www.un.org/law/khmerrougetrials/documents/prosecutor.TOC.html>
International Co-Investigating Judge
The
Agreement provides, in Article 5, for a Cambodian investigating judge and an
international investigating judge, serving as co-investigating judges.
In
accordance with Article 5, paragraph 5, the international co-investigating judge
is to be appointed by Supreme Council of the Magistracy of Cambodia from a list
of two nominees provided by the Secretary-General.
The
other nominee is to be appointed as a reserve international co-investigating
judge, to fill the post of international co-investigating judge, should the need
arise.
Acting
on behalf of the Secretary-General, the Legal Counsel has established the
following short-list of individuals whom the Secretary-General might possibly
nominate for appointment as international co-investigating judge:
The
individuals concerned are being invited for interview in New York in December
2005.
Click
here for information on qualification: <http://www.un.org/law/khmerrougetrials/documents/investigat.qualifications.html>
and condition of service: <http://www.un.org/law/khmerrougetrials/documents/investigat.TOC.html>
International Judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber
The Agreement provides, in Article 7, for a Pre-Trial Chamber, consisting of
three judges appointed by the Supreme Council of the Magistracy of Cambodia and
two judges appointed by the Supreme Council of the Magistracy upon nomination by
the Secretary-General.
The
Pre-Trial Chamber is to be convened, and its judges to serve, only if and when
needed, in order to settle differences between the co-prosecutors or between the
co-investigating judges.
Acting
on behalf of the Secretary-General, the Legal Counsel has established the
following short-list of individuals whom the Secretary-General might possibly
nominate for appointment either as international judges or, alternatively, as
judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber:
The
individuals concerned are being invited for interview in New York in December
2005.
Click
here for information on qualification: <http://www.un.org/law/khmerrougetrials/documents/judges-pre-trial.qualifications.html>
and
condition of service: <http://www.un.org/law/khmerrougetrials/documents/judges-pre-trial.TOC.html>
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