Open AccessBringing Justice to Cambodia: Reflections on Dame Silvia Cartwright's Role at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Author(s) -
Anais Kedgley Laidlaw
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v45i3.4950
Subject(s) - tribunal , economic justice , rouge , portrait , law , political science , transitional justice , sociology , criminology , history , art history , natural language processing , computer science
Dame Silvia Cartwright is one of New Zealand's most distinguished woman jurists. While much is known about her celebrated New Zealand-based career, this article focuses on her more recent, and arguably more important role – as a judge at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia, tasked with bringing to justice those most responsible for the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. This article is a portrait of Dame Silvia, underlining her role as a leading jurist and an inspiration to women, based on the personal experiences of the author. It is not intended to critically address any issue relating to the Tribunal.