Law 9 - Indonesia at Melbourne

Amendments spell disaster for the KPK

National legislators have finally made good on their threats to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Professor Simon Butt examines the key provisions in the revised KPK Law.

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

Analysis, Human Rights, Law

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.

Democracy in retreat as push for fifth amendment gains momentum

Law, Policy in Focus, Political parties, Politics

Giri Ahmad Taufik writes that if the Constitution is amended to give the MPR the power to produce State Policy Guidelines (GBHN), there will no longer be any doubt about democratic regression in Indonesia.

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.

Talking Indonesia: the Constitutional Court and elections

Elections, Law, Politics, Talking Indonesia

How has the Constitutional Court shaped Indonesia's electoral systems? What were its main considerations in ruling on Prabowo's challenge to the 2019 election result? Dr Dave McRae discusses these issues and more with Professor Simon Butt in Talking Indonesia.

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.

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.

Talking Indonesia: politicised law enforcement

Law, Politics, Security, Talking Indonesia

Are perceptions about the politicisation of law enforcement justified? How do the government and other external parties intervene in legal cases? Dr Dave McRae discusses these issues and more with Dian Rositawati in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

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