Self-fulfilling prophecies and human rights in Canada’s foreign policy: Lessons from the East Timor case

Webster, David (2010) Self-fulfilling prophecies and human rights in Canada’s foreign policy: Lessons from the East Timor case. International Journal, 65 (3). pp. 739-750.

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Abstract

Canadians talk a good game on international human rights, but a vast gap all too often exists between rhetoric and actions. Canadian policy towards East Timor, which spent 24 years under a brutal Indonesian military occupation before finally achieving its independence, has often been cited as a case in point. Canadian governments of both major parties failed during those years to live up to their high-minded words on human rights, choosing instead complicity with Indonesian policies.

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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Humanities > History
Depositing User: David Webster
Date Deposited: 26 Mar 2015 13:04
Last Modified: 26 Mar 2015 13:04
URI: http://eprints.ubishops.ca/id/eprint/90

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