Self-Determination and the Limits of Justice: West Papua and East Timor

Jennifer Robinson

“On 4 June 2008, Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced his vision for the establishment of an Asia-Pacific Community. Subsequently, the Human Rights Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has undertaken an inquiry into international and regional human rights mechanisms and possible models for the Asia–Pacific region. Simultaneously there have been significant developments within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). On 16 December 2009, the Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism agreed to develop a responsive and credible human rights system in the region …”