Punitivity and norm-setting in the history of colonial and postcolonial relations: the end of the Inter-Governmental Group on Indonesia in 1992

This chapter analyzes international punishment from a historical perspective, including postcolonial dynamics; Dutch–Indonesian relations from the period of Dutch colonial rule to the recent past are examined. The chapter focuses on Indonesian president Suharto’s (1967–1998) decision in 1992 to forc...

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Authors: Fakih, Farabi 1981- (Author) ; Kroeze, Ronald 1983- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Punishment in international society
Year: 2024, Pages: 209-240
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Keywords:
punitive acts
Indonesia
Netherlands
Suharto
Colonialism
postcolonial relations
Human Rights
Corruption
norm-setting
Suharto > 1921-2008 > Niederlande > Indonesien > Kolonialismus > Strafbarkeit > Normenbegründung > Geschichte 1992
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Summary:This chapter analyzes international punishment from a historical perspective, including postcolonial dynamics; Dutch–Indonesian relations from the period of Dutch colonial rule to the recent past are examined. The chapter focuses on Indonesian president Suharto’s (1967–1998) decision in 1992 to force the Netherlands to resign as chair of the Inter-Governmental Group on Indonesia, a vehicle to organize aid from the West to Indonesia. Suharto’s measure was an act of punishment that was a reaction to a half-hearted punitive act from the Dutch government that threatened to end development aid in response to the “Dili massacre” in East Timor in November 1991—a major human rights violation conducted by the Indonesian military. The case showed how in the postcolonial world former colonies had turned into independent sovereign nations that stood on an equal footing with each other; punitive acts served to underscore this new norm of equality between states.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 238-240
ISBN:9780197693483