Intended to Fail: The Trials Before the Ad Hoc Human Rights Court in Jakarta

ICTJ; David Cohen
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This report focuses on 12 trials that took place before the Indonesian Ad Hoc Human Rights Court between March 2002 and August 2003. It analyzes the prosecution efforts and quality of the judgments, and assesses the political and institutional context in which these trials took place. The trials must be regarded as a failure on every level, from technical competence to institutional integrity and political will.