East Timor And The International Community

Author : Heike Krieger,Dietrich Rauschning
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0521581346

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East Timor and the International Community by Heike Krieger,Dietrich Rauschning Pdf

The long-running dispute over East Timor was for many years an unresolved item on the agenda of the international community. It involved issues of self-determination, non-recognition, and human rights. This book was first published in 1996, five years before East Timor regained its independence. It thus serves as a record of the basic materials relating to the historical background, to the circumstances of the Indonesian invasion and following incorporation of East Timor, to the subsequent development of the dispute in the light of the international community's response to it, and, finally, to the 1995 judgment of the International Court of Justice in the case concerning East Timor between Portugal and Australia. The volume contains a substantive introduction which places the documents in context and provides an overview of the political and legal issues of the dispute.

Author : Catholic Institute for International Relations
Publisher : Catholic Institute for International Relations
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Annexation (International law)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060617110

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International Law and the Question of East Timor by Catholic Institute for International Relations Pdf

Author : Rebecca Strating
Publisher : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814818407

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The Post-Colonial Security Dilemma by Rebecca Strating Pdf

This book examines the development of Timor-Leste’s foreign policy since achieving political independence in 2002. It considers the influence of Timor-Leste’s historical experiences with foreign intervention on how the small, new state has pursued security. The book argues that efforts to secure the Timorese state have been motivated by a desire to reduce foreign intervention and dependence upon other actors within the international community. Timor-Leste’s desire for ‘real’ independence — characterized by the absence of foreign interference — permeates all spheres of its international political, cultural and economic relations and foreign policy discourse. Securing the state entails projecting a legitimate identity in the international community to protect and guarantee political recognition of sovereign status, an imperative that gives rise to Timor-Leste’s aspirational foreign policy. The book examines Timor-Leste’s key bilateral and multilateral diplomatic relations, its engagement with the global normative order, and its place within the changing Asia-Pacific region.

Author : Joseph Nevins
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : East Timor
ISBN : 0801489849

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A Not-so-distant Horror by Joseph Nevins Pdf

In his view, much if not all of the horror that plagued East Timor in 1999 and in the 24 preceding years could have been avoided had countries like Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and especially the United States, not provided Indonesia with valuable political, economic, and military assistance, as well as diplomatic cover.

Author : Geoffrey C. Gunn
Publisher : Red Sea Press(NJ)
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : East Timor
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019302764

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East Timor and the United Nations by Geoffrey C. Gunn Pdf

In the forceful tradition of Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta's FUNU (Red Sea Press 1987), the present worl advocates self-determination for and the urgent need for UN intervention in the former Portuguese colony of East Timor. Since 1975, when neighboring Indonesia invaded and occupied this small Southeast Asian half-island, an amazingly creative and dedicated international community of activists has arisen over this question. Now, the Nobel Committee's award of the 1996 Peace Prize to Mr. Ramos-Horta and his compatriot, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, is drawing worldwide attention to this ongoing tragedy.

Author : Caroline Hughes
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501719295

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Dependent Communities by Caroline Hughes Pdf

Dependent Communities investigates the political situations in contemporary Cambodia and East Timor, where powerful international donors intervened following deadly civil conflicts. This comparative analysis critiques international policies that focus on rebuilding state institutions to accommodate the global market. In addition, it explores the dilemmas of politicians in Cambodia and East Timor who struggle to satisfy both wealthy foreign benefactors and constituents at home-groups whose interests frequently conflict. Hughes argues that the policies of Western aid organizations tend to stifle active political engagement by the citizens of countries that have been torn apart by war. The neoliberal ideology promulgated by United Nations administrations and other international NGOs advocates state sovereignty, but in fact "sovereignty" is too flimsy a foundation for effective modern democratic politics. The result is an oppressive peace that tends to rob survivors and former resistance fighters of their agency and aspirations for genuine postwar independence. In her study of these two cases, Hughes demonstrates that the clientelist strategies of Hun Sen, Cambodia's postwar leader, have created a shadow network of elites and their followers that has been comparatively effective in serving the country's villages, even though so often coercive and corrupt. East Timor's postwar leaders, on the other hand, have alienated voters by attempting to follow the guidelines of the donors closely and ignoring the immediate needs and voices of the people. Dependent Communities offers a searing analysis of contemporary international aid strategies based on the author's years of fieldwork in Cambodia and East Timor.

Author : James Dunn
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056311239

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East Timor by James Dunn Pdf

With expert analysis and clarity of writing, James Dunn highlights the disturbing gap between the noble rhetoric and the heartless reality of international commitment and resolve East Timor: A Rough Passage to Independence is a story of political intrigue and the hidden world of international diplomatic deals. It is also the story of countless individuals, governments, and international bodies who, ultimately, pulled together to change the luck of this tiny island. From the days of colonial Portuguese rule, through the tumultuous years of the Indonesian invasion, to the present day this book is a disturbing portrayal of the complete failure of the international community to deal with the East Timor situation.

Author : John G Taylor
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015048849858

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East Timor by John G Taylor Pdf

"In this updated and much expanded edition of his book, Indonesia's Forgotten War: The Hidden History of East Timor, John Taylor tells in detail the story of what happened to this island people following President Suharto's downfall in the wake of the Asian economic crisis. The new Indonesian government conceded the right of the United Nations to organise the long delayed referendum giving the East Timorese a choice between continued association with Indonesia or independence. At the very moment the historic vote was being counted, however, armed gangs organised by elements of the Indonesian military plunged the island into an orgy of killing, burning and forced flight. An appalled world witnessed their bloody defiance of the people's will and of the international community. John Taylor analyses the world' reaction to this new genocide of the East Timorese people, the belated despatch of a peacekeeping force, and the prospects of independence."--Jacket.

Author : Katsumi Ishizuka
Publisher : Cambridge India
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Peace-building
ISBN : 9788175967359

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The History of Peace-building in East Timor by Katsumi Ishizuka Pdf

The History of Peace-building in East Timor: The Issues of International Intervention comprehensively analyses various international responses during its pre- and post-independence eras and examines the process of peace-building after the referendum in the country. The book assesses the legitimacy of each response and policy, how these influenced East Timor as a newly independent state, and what the international society expects in the future from the country that was in turmoil for so long. The book consists of three sections detailing the history of the crisis, policy analysis and comparative analysis with peace-building initiatives by the UN in Cambodia. The book updates the study on East Timor by also discussing the state-building process such as the UNDP organised Recovery, Employment and Stability Programme for Ex-Combatants and communities, the Serious Crimes Unit and the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor

Author : Sabana Kartasasmita
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Human rights
ISBN : UCSD:31822027784180

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East Timor by Sabana Kartasasmita Pdf

Dr. Sabana's work furnishes us with a useful insight form the viewpoint of senior policy makers in Indonesia on the East Timor issues.

Author : James DeShaw Rae
Publisher : First Forum Press; Lynne Rienner
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015080900163

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Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in East Timor by James DeShaw Rae Pdf

"Did the United Nations successfully help to build a just, peaceful state and society in postconflict East Timor? Has transitional justice satisfied local demands for accountability and/or reconciliation? What lessons can be learned from the UN's efforts? Drawing on extensive field work, James DeShaw Rae offers a grassroots perspective on the relationship between peacebuilding and transitional justice. Rae traces the effects of the political violence perpetrated in East Timor during the Indonesian occupation, as well as the UN-authorized intervention and the ultimate formulation of the rebuilding effort. In the process, he explores the results of hybrid (mixed domestic-international) tribunals and the attempt to conduct war crimes tribunals and truth and reconciliation commissions in tandem. Not least, his account of the impact of international actors working with the East Timorese to construct a new nation from the ground up suggests important policy prescriptions for all postconflict societies."--Publisher description.

Author : M. Anne Brown
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0719061059

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Human Rights and the Borders of Suffering by M. Anne Brown Pdf

Argues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion, and in so doing brings some new understanding to old debates.

Author : Geoffrey C. Gunn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : East Timor
ISBN : UCSD:31822034764498

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New Nation by Geoffrey C. Gunn Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Between the Lines(CA)
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060651166

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East Timor by Anonim Pdf

East Timor: Testimony presents the whole gamut of a people's history, culture, and aspirations. Nine authors, including renowned investigator Noam Chomsky, have contributed original essays. Sixty-four of photographer Elaine Briere's photos, reproduced as duotones, form the core of this book.

Author : Agus R. Kusuma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1423528565

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Future Indonesia-East Timor Relations by Agus R. Kusuma Pdf

This theses describes the history of Indonesia and East Timor as former colonial states. Indonesian leaders believed that East Timor was part of Indonesia's pre-colonial family and legacy, but East Timorese were more influenced by the Portuguese 450 years colonialism. In 1975, the Government of Indonesia launched a military intervention and occupied East Timor. In the Cold- War era, having feared that the communist movement had infiltrated East Timor, the United States and its allies thus supported Indonesian military intervention in East Timor. The reaction of the international community was to condemn the Indonesian military intervention of East Timor. Indonesia always received some support from year to year in United Nations' resolutions. This study examines the different views of major countries in the East Timor case during the Cold War and its aftermath. The situation in East Timor changed dramatically after the Cold War ended. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as a mature organization, will continue to play a critical role in the future of East Timor. This theses concludes by exploring the ASEAN role in rebuilding East Timor both politically and economically.