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An analysis of debates and mechanisms of international criminal law in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Myanmar.
List of contents
1. Localising International Criminal Justice in Southeast Asia; 2. Engaging with International Criminal Law alongside an Internationalised Tribunal: Cambodia; 3. Implementing International Criminal Accountability in the Philippines; 4. Engaging with International Criminal Law as a Non-State Party: Indonesia; 5. International Criminal Justice in "Transition" - Myanmar; 6. Adapting International Criminal Justice in Southeast Asia; Appendix A. Table of Ratifications; Appendix B. Table of Interviews; Appendix C. Southeast Asia: Domestic Legislation, Bills and Regulations and Sources; List of references; Index.
About the author
Emma Palmer is Lecturer at Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Queensland. Palmer was awarded her Ph.D. from University of New South Wales (UNSW) Law, Sydney, where she was a Research Assistant for two Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects focused on international criminal law. She has worked as a lawyer and analyst.
Summary
States in Southeast Asia exhibit a range of adapted approaches toward prosecuting international crimes. This book examines engagement with international criminal justice in Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Myanmar and demonstrates how norms can be adapted in multiple spatial and temporal directions beyond the International Criminal Court.
