PENGGUNAAN ASAS RETROAKTIF DALAM PENANGANAN PENYELESAIAN PELANGGARAN BERAT HAK ASASI MANUSIA DI TIMOR- TIMUR DALAM PERIODE TAHUN 1999-2002

This writing of this scientific paper discusses the use of retroactive principles in the handling of the resolution of gross violations of human rights in east Timor in the period 1999-2002. Where this retroactive principle is something new in the eyes of the lay community who still do not know much about the principle of retroakctive. With the occurrence of gross violations of human rights in eas Timor, it became a necessity for Indonesia to establish Human Rights court or before the esthablishment of the Ad,Hoc court. The establishment of the Human Rights court is therefor an insistence of the internasional community on the occurrence of serious violations that occurred in east Timor. The basis of the use of retroactive principles with the existence of law No. 39 of 1999 and law No. 26 of 2000 on Human Rights Court. From this analysis the author tried to make an analysis that regulates the use of retroactive principles in handling the settlement of gross violations of human rights in East Timor in the period 1999-2002Kata kunci : Penggunaan Asas Retroaktif pada Pelanggaran Berat Hak AsasiManusia