Chapter 12 - Secretaria de Estado da Cultura - Timor-Leste

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Ar iltcmationaliscd tribunal in East Thor, or any other teritorÍ is Íeà]isti
ca11v onl; goirg to bc ablc to cxcrcisc iurisdiction ovcr nrdividuals thit de inrne
díate1l prcscnt in the rcrritory'Ihis means that ht'brid tribunJs rdll be efèctne in
civil Nai siturtions but noi $'hcn irdMdurls fÍon anotler st.rte hxre been involitd
as !he] vill be able ro reiurn to ihat star. and iemai. outside th€ reach oíthe inrernatiomtsed
ÍibunaI, unlcs iheÍe is signlfi.ant lnrernarional sutpoÍt md pressuÍe
ior bringing those restonsible before e colLri.'Ihe inter.adoral element ofm inrer-
.ationallzed bibur is ofcrucbl imllortànce i. conflicts inlolvirg morc thxn onc
stxte and in prÍticLrlàÍi irhen accusations ofcriminàl liohtions rppll to scnior gorcrnmcnt
6Ít!res ofrnother Íàte.
Ifthcrc isgoing to bc an initixl morc ofsupport tbr thc use of prosecution uhen
therc hàs bccn scrious riolrtions of intcrnational huna! righrs and humànitlriÀn
larv the institurions cnÍlstcd vith fin tisk need to be qiven the necessaÍ) suppo.t
to undcrtale ihc duti.s rhq harc bccn cntrusted u'iih.It is prudent to algue that if
trirls uc to bc pursued thcrihould onlv be conductcd upor tr,rcticable xnd sustàir1
able bases;to stat and thcn io fail would ii manl w$sbe fiÍ woÍse than not to stàrt
à1. 1 so faÍ às the messxge itwould send ou1.'lhe lackof s'lpport givcn bttheL\
institutionsto the intcrnlnionalized tribun,r.lhrs donc damagc to thc dcvclopmcnt of
inteÍnrtional crr nrliusticc atit scrvcs to undcrmir€s anÍe1lort ro eliminxte imlu
nin in the international system.
The mndete of the Special Prnels provided lor unn€rs.ljurisdiction i. trincipie
b,.Lt there vere the pfuctical issues ofhorr ro bring the accused u'ithin the rcrch
oftbe Panels. When the Special Panels rvere created the UN lrs thc adminhtratol
ofthe tenitory and rvith this crme r larec dcgrce of rcsponsibilir,v for rhc cl1'ccrnr
tunctionnrg ofthc Pancls.-'This plÀccd rn obligation upon thc LJli to ensure dut
mcasurcs Í'crc tikcn ro suppori ihc clïcctn! ftnctioning ofth€ Panels. One canrot
argu€ ahit it s'as up to thc TimoÍese instltutlons to somehox bring the àccused
\rithin its iurisdiction. Foi the tust coutle of lrars of.he Panels, there rvls no other
golernnenlÀl authoriq in the teriroÍv and immediateli tolLoNjng the proclànrtion
ofindepende.ce the nelv strte h'ld neither the clout nor thc rcsourccs ro obtain thc
Il deelingwith the issue oiseriors violadons ofhtelnàtionsl humm righis.rnd
humrnltrian 1aw the UN gave gÍexter supprt to the international politicd intcrcsts
ofthe states inrolved over mïtÍin.ipled stance fàr en suring ifrlunig ;s renorcd. A
former Depuo Specirl RctÍ.sentatnr oidre Se.retary General lor liast l'imor has
explaiicd rhat loliticd nril)fflrives, such as reconcilialior \rith lndonesid ,tnd the
militia leadership, cnused nraior problens jn neetiog Securifl Council-mandatcd
prosecution ofserious crimes conmitted during 1999'tnd that lncloncsia vas also
clcarl,r' unwilling to co{pcntc acti\'.h in ihis arca and ivxs not suínciert\ pressed
bv ilfluential go!€Ínments tu do so, ..-' ' Given the limitxtions on the SpeciàlPànels
fiom the ouner both in terns oiresources end the poLitical Nill backing its $o* r
4t llilant XlcCoLLbrcI'Íhe r.ned conílid nr Bosrin ald lro|ord wd.rinc tiil n
Ltt.zdtiandlPrldti.n\ (t9$J y a]'.
Suzallah LnÍon, Cambodix, Da{ Tnnor xd Sicra Lconq cxFri'no,rs jf intcrn.
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\7tni AAI Lir, tulat al íh, .o.2 'tLltrt Colfárn t, p. t,,.