East Timor and the International Community
Subtitle: Basic Documents (Cambridge International Documents Series)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 28, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 522
ISBN-13: 9780521581349
Subjects: Human rights; Treaties & other sources of international law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; International Relations (General); Political Science; Politics/International Relations; Indonesia; Air & Space; International; International Relations - General; Law / Air & Space; Timor Timur (Indonesia)--International status; East Timor; International status
First sentence: The present situation in East Timor is rooted in the historical division of the island into Portuguese and Dutch spheres of influence during the period of their colonial domination over South East Asia during the 18th and 19th century.