The work of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), the joint court established by Cambodia and the UN to try members of the Khmer Rouge for crimes against humanity, is well on its way after the first hearings were initiated in February 2008. The first trial may begin in mid 2008. However, the proceedings face some initial difficulties, one of them being the inadequate funding available to the legal representation of the victims. The Cambodian procedural code – which is part of the procedural law governing the conduct of and before the ECCC – enables the victims…