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OverviewMemories of violence, suffering and atrocities in Cambodia are today being pulled in different directions. A range of transitional justice practices have been put to work in the name of redressing, restoring and renewing memory. At the centre of this stage is the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), a hybrid tribunal established to prosecute the leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, under which 1.6 million Cambodians died of hunger or disease or were executed. This book unpicks the way memory is reconstructed through appeals to a national memory, the legal reframing and coding of memories as crimes, and bids to locate personal memories within collective biographies. Analysing the techniques and interventions of the ECCC, as well as exploring the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the book explores the relationships in which Cambodian communities navigate memories of political violence. This book is essential for understanding transitional justice in Cambodia in, and beyond, the courtroom. Transitional Justice and Memory in Cambodia shows that the governing logic of transitional justice interventions – that societies are unable to 'deal with' memories of atrocity and violence without some form of transitional justice mechanism – neglects the complexity of memory and remembering in post-atrocity contexts and the agency of the subjects to which such mechanisms are addressed. Drawing on documentary sources, legal transcripts, interviews and participant observation data, the book situates transitional justice processes in Cambodia within a wider context of social and cultural memory politics, examining (old and new) conflicts of memory that have emerged between the varied accounts and uses of the past that exist in Cambodia now. As such, it will appeal to students and scholars in sociology, human rights, law and criminology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter ManningPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781472459374ISBN 10: 1472459377 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 24 May 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Transitional justice and memory Chapter 3. Political violence in Cambodia Chapter 4. Moving forward through justice Chapter 5. Memory on trial Chapter 6. Complementary knowledge Chapter 7. Victims and perpetrators Chapter 8. Beyond the tribunal Chapter 9. Remembering the Khmer Rouge Tribunal IndexReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Manning is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Bath. Peter has previously lectured in sociology at Liverpool Hope University and at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at the London School of Economics, where he was awarded a PhD in 2014. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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