Abstract
1 Cambodia's trials of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge raise the question of whether this process of historical accountability will have a broader impact on Cambodian political culture. A reasonable hypothesis is that the trials will restore Cambodians’ faith in the rule of law, a faith undermined by the failure of the state to take action against the miscreants for 30 years. Based on a 2007 nationally representative survey - conducted well before the trials began - the authors find that Cambodians hold a strong preference for strict adherence to legal universalism. Because support for the rule of law is so strong, the trials are unlikely to make it stronger. Understanding transitional justice processes requires that the state of society prior to the implementation of justice processes be understood so that change can be measured. Moreover, cultural values may be just as likely to be causes of transitional justice processes as results.
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