Analysis 6 - Indonesia at Melbourne

Indonesians better get ready for jail, as flawed new criminal code looks set to pass

Anugerah Rizki Akbari takes a look at the latest draft of the problematic new criminal code, which the legislature aims to pass later this month.

Should (and could) Indonesia go back to separate legislative and presidential elections?

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Elections, Law, Politics

Professor Simon Butt examines key legal issues associated with Indonesia's first simultaneous presidential and legislative elections.

The vexed future of Indonesian art

Analysis, Arts

More than 20 years have passed since Soeharto left power, and many aspects of “Indonesian art” have changed, but as Alison Carroll writes, global curators' ideas about what constitutes Indonesian art remain largely the same.

Baiq Nuril, the ITE Law and #MeToo Indonesian style

Analysis, Gender, Law, Media

Dr Helen Pausacker takes a closer look at the case of Baiq Nuril, convicted after recording sexual harassment by her employer, and how it compares to other convictions under the problematic ITE Law.

After Jakarta: imagining a new capital

Analysis, Environment, Infrastructure

In spite of the challenges involved with establishing a new capital, Dr Amanda Achmadi writes that the proposal is a valuable opportunity to discuss what constitutes Indonesia beyond Java, and how regional Indonesians see their future as part of the nation.

Illegal or protected? Indonesia’s inconsistent policy on refugees

Analysis, Human Rights, Law, Migration

Febi Yonesta writes that Indonesia desperately needs to resolve the inconsistency between refugee policy and practice if it is to respect and protect the rights of asylum seekers and refugees who may be in the country for years to come.

Prabowo’s challenge: in search of a legal and evidentiary miracle

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Law, Politics

The Constitutional Court will begin hearing Prabowo Subianto's challenge to his election loss on 14 June. Professor Simon Butt takes a close look at his application.

The urban poor in the Jakarta riots

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Politics, Society

Ahmad Syarif Syechbubakr writes that most analyses of the recent Jakarta riots have ignored the social situation on the ground, which provided a fertile environment for the riots to escalate.

Is MUI beyond reform? Don't be so sure

Analysis, Religion

If MUI is here to stay, what can be done to ensure it plays a more productive role in Indonesian democracy? Ibnu Nadzir looks at the possibilities for reforming the body.

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