Notes to the decisions have been written by a group of scholars in the field of international criminal law. All decisions have integrally been reprinted in the book, which will be helpful to students, legal practitioners and prosecutors who are confronted with the various aspects of the law of the Tribunal. The purpose of this book is to explore the ways in which domestic courts are dealing with international human rights issues in their respective jurisdictions. It offers a comparative overview and it aims, principally, at identifying the most common obstacles that still hinder the effective adjudication and enforcement of human rights in domestic law. Ultimately, it aspires to suggest judicial models that may help reduce or remove those obstacles, consistently with the principle, recognized in modern constitutions, that national courts are bound to participate in the implementation process of international law.
Human rights are very much on the international political agenda.
Little is known, however, about how much one state can influence another state to improve its human rights record, and which factors make such influence-attempts more or less effective. This study assesses how successful the human rights policy of a number of western states has been in influencing the Indonesian government's behaviour in the field of human rights over a period of nearly twenty-five years. Secondly, it examines which factors contributed to or detracted from this influence. On the basis of these case studies, conclusions are drawn about the extent to which the human rights policy of western states has been influential, and which factors were important in contributing to or detracting from that influence. The extent to which these conclusions are applicable to other situations than that of Indonesia under Soeharto is discussed.