Armando dos Santos v. Prosecutor General

Abstract

Territory — Sovereignty — Occupation — Non-self-governing territories — East Timor — Portuguese colony — Indonesia occupying East Timor — Political turmoil and violence — Independence — Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste — United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (“UNTAET”) — UNTAET Regulations — Constitution of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste — Applicable law — Whether Indonesian law ever validly in force in East Timor

International criminal law — Crimes against humanity — Genocide — Definition — Whether defendant committing genocide in East Timor during political turmoil and violence — UNTAET Regulation 2000/15, Section 5.1 — Whether Special Panel erring in finding defendant lacking necessary mens rea for genocide under Section 5.1 of Regulation — Requirements under Section 5.1 — Whether requirement that defendant aware of widespread or systematic nature of attacks against civilian population throughout whole territory of East Timor — Applicability of Section 5.1 — Applicable law — The law of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste