KARUNA SHINSHO, CNN ANCHOR: Cambodia approved a draft law today paving the way for a tribunal to try surviving Khmer Rouge leaders. The Constitutional Council made the decision after a two-hour meeting. Under the legislation, international and local judges will try defendants for atrocities committed during Khmer Rouge rule in the 1970s. An estimated 1.7 million people died during that time. Earlier, journalist Luke Hunt updated us on what's ahead for the bill.</s>LUKE HUNT, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE: We really believe the king will find a legislation within the next two weeks. Following that, it will move to the UN, where some real bargaining will have to start. They have to sign an MOU that will outline the makeup and the logistics of the trial. Once that's achieved, the MOU will be signed and the trial can begin. In the meantime, the UN has to decide which member countries are going to contribute what to the trial.</s>SHINSHO: The government asked the UN to help set up the tribunal in 1997. END TO ORDER VIDEOTAPES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE THE SECURE ONLINE ORDER FROM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Cambodia Drafts Law for Khmer Rouge Tribunal