Man or monster? the trial of a Khmer Rouge torturer

During the Khmer Rouge's brutal reign in Cambodia during the mid-to-late 1970s, a former math teacher named Duch served as the commandant of the S-21 security center, where as many as 20,000 victims were interrogated, tortured, and executed. In 2009 Duch stood trial for these crimes against hum...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Hinton, Alexander Laban, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press 2016.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426074906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Man (opening arguments)
  • Revolutionary (M-13 prison)
  • Subordinate (establishment of S-21)
  • Cog (policy and implementation)
  • Commandant (functioning of S-21)
  • Master (torture and execution)
  • Erasure : Duch's apology
  • Villain (the civil parties)
  • Zealot (prosecution)
  • Scapegoat (defense)
  • The accused (trial chamber judgment).