Illiberal Transitional Justice and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Rebecca Gidley teaches history and international relations at the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. She has published on topics including narratives of mass atrocities, the physical location of courts, and the role of historians as expert witnesses.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The State of Transitional Justice.- 3. Confronting the Past, 1975-1996.- 4. The Development and Evolution of the ECCC, 1997-2003.- 5. The ECCC in Action, 2003-2018.- 6. Breaking the Mould: Cambodia and the Transitional Justice Literature.- 7. Distinguishing Cambodia and Explaining the Existence of the ECCC.- 8. Conclusion.