Abstract
The end of the Cold War witnessed a renewed attempt to deal with massive human rights violations. Efforts to establish accountability in Cambodia & East Timor through war crimes tribunals or truth commissions regarding the Khmer Rouge & Suharto's Indonesia have been obstructed by domestic forces & outside powers. Since the domestic courts lack impartiality & resources, tribunals & truth commissions must be integrated in a comprehensive & international manner to administer justice & begin the process of reconciliation. Dilemmas of justice vs peace, & amnesty vs accountability are subordinate to the role of great powers. Thus, individual criminal responsibility must apply to those directly responsible but also to the decisionmakers of great power patrons such as the People's Republic of China & the US, which aided the Khmer Rouge & Indonesian military, respectively. Therefore, the time span of the conflict must be broadly defined to incorporate the harmful role of all actors. 1 Table, 1 Figure. Adapted from the source document.