Commissioning justice Truth commissions and criminal justice 23 ENDNOTES 1 This paper considers the Sri Lanka commissions among the truth commissions operating after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa, because they published their reports after the establishment of the latter. 2 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 200 of 1993, Epilogue “National Unity and Reconciliation”. 3 Additionally, the act had to be associated with a political objective. South Africa, Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act 34 of 1995 (26 July 1995) s3. 4 UN International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur to the United Nations Secretary-General Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1564 of 18 September 2004, 25 January 2005, p156 para618. 5 UN Committee against Torture, Conclusions and recommendations: South Africa, 7 December 2006, UN Doc CAT/C/ZAF/CO/1, para18. 6 Grenada, “Terms of Reference of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission”, in Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Report on certain political events which occurred in Grenada 1976-1991, 28 March 2006, <http://www.thegrenadarevolutiononline.com/trccontents.html> accessed 3 June 2009, vol2, appA para2. The Commission was established on 4 September 2001 under the Commission of Inquiry Act, Ch 58 of the Revised Laws of Grenada 1990. 7 Grenada, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Report on certain political events which occurred in Grenada 1976-1991, vol1, pt7-1. 8 Indonesia, Law No 27, 6 October 2004, Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia) no 114 year 2004; English translation <http://hrli.alrc.net/mainfile.php/indonleg/131/> accessed 25 May 2006, Artt22-23. 9 Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia, Decision No 020/PUU-IV/2006, 7 December 2006; English translation <http://indonesia.ahrchk.net/news/mainfile.php/truth/71> accessed 8 June 2009. 10 The CTF was a commission of inquiry, not a truth commission, because its mandate focused on a specific event (the 1999 referendum in Timor Leste). 11 Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Terms of Reference for The Commission of Truth and Friendship, <http://www.indonesiamission-ny.org/issuebaru/IndToday/n031005_tor.htm>, October 2005, accessed 8 November 2006, s14. 12 UN Secretary-General, Report of the Secretary-General on justice and reconciliation for Timor-Leste, 26 July 2006, UN Doc. S/2006/580, para30; “Secretary-General says UN officials will not testify at Timor-Leste Commission, as terms of reference include possible amnesty for human rights violations”, 26 July 2007, Press release UN Doc SG/SM/11101. 13 United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, Regulation No. 2001/10 on the Establishment of a Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor, 13 July 2001, UN Doc UNTAET/REG/2001/10, s22.1. 14 Regulation No. 2001/10 on the Establishment of a Commission for Reception, Truth and Index: POL 30/004/2010 Amnesty International April 2010