Transitional Justice from State to Civil Society

Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem is based in the Political Science Department, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Indonesia.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Tables and Charts Glossary 1. Introduction: Transitional Justice in Post-Soeharto Indonesia Transitional Justice: Emergence, Concepts and Trends around the Globe Transitional Justice in Indonesia Assessing Transitional Justice and the Implications for Democracy Explaining Transitional Justice: The Nature of the Democratic Transition Research Methods and Data Collection Book Structure 2. Human Rights, Transitional Justice, and Political Transition in Indonesia Human Rights under the New Order The Politics and Periods of Transitional Justice in Post-Soeharto Indonesia The Period of Momentous Change, 1998-2000 The Military in the Period of Momentous Change The Period of Compromised Mechanisms, 2001-2009 The Military Conclusion 3. Prosecutions in Cases of Past Human Rights Abuses: the East Timor and Tanjung Priok Trials Intoduction Impunity: the Legacy of the Past Repressive Regime Establishing the Human Rights Courts Trials on East Timor and Tanjung Priok The Context: The 1999 East Timor Referendum and Crimes against Humanity The Trials The 1984 Tanjung Priok Killings The Tanjung Priok Trials Adoption and Implementation of Trials Assessing Processes and Outcomes—Comparing the Two Trials Conclusion 4. The Adoption and Annulment of the Law on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Introduction Discourse on Truth and Reconciliation in the Early Years of Political Transition Getting to a TRC Truth versus Reconciliation Debates on Amnesty Evaluating the Processes and Outcomes of the Adoption of the TRC Law Acknowledging the Limits of Restorative Justice Transitional Justice and the Transplacement Nature of Democratisation The Absence of a Truth Mechanism and its Implications for Indonesia’s Democracy *The Absence of Political Judgement The Absence of Deliberative Space to Reflect History and Moral Standards Local TRCs Conclusion 5. Human Rights Groups and Transitional Justice Initiatives Introduction Human Rights Movements before Reformasi Human Rights and the Transitional Justice Agenda during the Democratic Transition Human Rights Groups, the New Political Elite, and Transitional Justice Agenda in the Early Transition Transitional Justice from Below: Human Rights Strategies after Reformasi Conclusion 6. Transitional Justice at Local Level: the Case of Palu, Central Sulawesi Introduction The 1965 Mass Violence in Palu SKP HAM, Victims’ Mobilisation, and Local Government Responses Palu’s Reparation Program Assessing Transitional Justice Initiatives in Palu Conditions for Transitional Justice Roles of NGOs and Victims Local Political Dynamics and the Local Elite Conclusion 7. Toward Post-Transitional Justice? Reflecting on Transitional Justice from the Indonesian Experience Transitional Justice and Democracy: Investigating the Impacts B