House of Representatives Legislation in the Transitional Period Tenure of the 2009-2014 period of House of Representatives is only one week left. On 1 October 2014, the 2014-2019 period of House of Representatives will be sworn in. Even in this short amount of time, the current House of Representatives have still scheduled several activities, mainly in…
House of Representatives Formation of Standing Orders Must Be Halted On 26 August 2014, the House of Representatives officially established the Special Committee on the Alteration of the Indonesian House of Representatives Regulation on the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives. In accordance to the mandate, the Special Committee is assigned to compile the…
Legal Policy Newmont Revokes Arbitration Sue Process After stubbornly maintaining their position to sue the Indonesian government in front of an arbitration panel, Newmont has revoked its decision in front of the International Centre for Settlement Dispute (ICSID). Previously, Newmont had taken unilateral action to bring the Indonesian Government in front of ICSID panel over…
Legal Policy The Enactment of National Standardization Law This week, the House of Representatives enacted the Law on Standardization and Conformity Assessment. Regulating the standardization of goods and services in Indonesia is the concern answered in the new law while the purpose is to protect the economic interests of the industry, government and public. In…
“Natural Resources: a Blessing or Curse?” was the discussion theme which was held some time ago in Jakarta. The discussion was hosted by the Melbourne Business School (MBS) in collaboration with the University of Indonesia Center for the Study of Governance (UI-CSG). This theme was particularly interesting for Indonesia because of two things. First, Indonesia’s economical structure…
Sumber Daya Alam: Berkah atau Kutukan?” merupakan tema diskusi yang berlangsung beberapa waktu yang lalu di Jakarta. Diskusi itu diselenggarakan oleh Melbourne Business School (MBS) bekerja sama dengan Center for the Study of Governance (CSG) Universitas Indonesia. Tema itu menjadi menarik bagi Indonesia karena dua hal. Pertama, struktur ekonomi Indonesia saat ini relatif masih bertumpu pada kegiatan-kegiatan eksploitasi sumber daya alam…
Prof. Dr. Harun Al Rasyid, S.H., 84 Tahun, salah seorang tokoh hukum tata negara Indonesia, telah wafat pada hari Selasa, 12 Agustus 2014. Selama perjalanan hidupnya, Prof. Harun adalah seorang yang mengabdikan dirinya kepada profesi keilmuan hukum, utamanya bidang hukum tata negara. Ia merupakan murid langsung, bersama-sama Prof. Ismail Sunny dan Prof. Padmo Wahjono, dari…
Supreme Court Supreme Court Regulation No. 4 Year 2014 Strengthens Diversion in Children in the Criminal Justice System The enactment of Law No. 11 Year 2012 on Child Criminal Justice is a significant milestone for the protection of children’s rights in Indonesia. It is part of Indonesia’s commitment to fulfill the country’s international obligation in…
Dalam ilmu hukum ada istilah das sollen dan das sein. Das sollen disebut kaidah hukum yang menerangkan kondisi yang diharapkan. Sedangkan das sein dianggap sebagai keadaan yang nyata. Das sein tidak selalu sejalan dengan das sollen. Salah satunya karena penafsiran yang berbeda terhadap kaidah hukum tersebut. Contohnya, fonemena yang terjadi di jalanan Jakarta. Bisa jadi…