Rhetoric 24, Section 2
Seeking Justice and Accountability in Cambodia (1 unit, LG)
Professor David Cohen
Thursday 10:00-12:00, 7415 Dwinelle Hall, CCN: 77860

This seminar will meet the whole semester but have various weeks off to prepare for longer assignments.

Our seminar will examine the development of the new war crimes tribunal established by the UN and the Cambodian government to provide justice for victims of the Khmer Rouge Genocide (1975-79). We will examine the genocide itself, the years of negotiation that led to the creation of the court, and the challenges facing this "hybrid" national/international institution. We will also read materials about other international tribunals for comparative analysis.

David Cohen is the Director of the Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center. The Center does research on and supports the work of war crimes tribunals, human rights courts, and truth commissions in Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, and Rwanda. Every year Berkeley undergraduates participate in these projects through the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP).