For Jokowi, maintaining popular support and satisfying public demands was the essence of democracy. He was not interested in institutions that place limits on governmental power.
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Two human rights activists have been acquitted of defaming a powerful government minister. It’s the latest in a string of concerning authoritarian uses of Indonesian law.
This deeply flawed new criminal code is likely to meet with stiff opposition from lawyers and activists. This might include protests and even court challenges.
The Supreme Court created a guidelines that aimed for justices to treat women fairly. But it denied its own equality push when it came to the case of Baiq Nuril Maknun.
An expert on Islam and democracy examines the threat to the world’s largest Muslim majority country.
Indonesia’s decision to allow forced chemical castration as punishment for those who sexually abuse children is controversial.
A young Australian has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering her friend, but the evidence against her was circumstantial and threadbare.
Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia
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When it comes to doing business in Indonesia, some Australian businesses have a lot to learn.
Indonesia’s most distinguished practising human rights lawyer, Mulya Lubis, is central to continuing efforts in Indonesia to abolish the death penalty.
One of the strongest arguments against the death penalty is that its administration is fundamentally unfair. Too often, the question of who receives a death sentence and whether and when it is actually…
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Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
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Chair professor, The University of Western Australia
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PhD candidate at Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Indonesian Law, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of International Relations, Boston University
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Lecturer in Criminal Law, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya
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Associate Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant professor, Universitas Indonesia
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Dean of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya
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Professor in Southeast Asian Politics, Australian National University