This book examines the role of victims within the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Drawing on a series of interviews with key figures, the book explores the way in which all parties within it are shaped by specific political, economic and legal contexts; notably, whether victims can further their interests within the courtroom.

Rachel Killean is a lecturer at Queen's University Belfast

1. Introduction

2. Victimology, Victims' Rights and the Politicised Victim

3. Compromised Justice: The Road to the ECCC

4. Judicial Policy Making and the Shaping of Civil Party Participation

5. Practitioner Perspectives on Working for and with Victims

6. Professionalised Civil Society and the Civil Party System

7. Civil Parties, Justice and Legitimacy at the ECCC

8. Conclusion