LRWD Edition 19 : October 2015

The Discourse to Ease Up the Rule on Alcoholic Beverages Sale Scholars’ Voices for Termination of Bambang Widjojanto’s Case After One Year, House of Representatives Only Passed 3 Bills Indonesian Supreme Court Allows Multi Bar in Attorney’s Oath Legal Policy The Discourse to Ease Up the Rule on Alcoholic Beverages Sale The Government through the…

LRWD Edition 2 : January 2015

Case Reviews Should be Decided Through Law, Not Government Regulation Improvement of the Criminal Justice System Regarding Death Penalty is a Necessity Polemics on Chief of Police Appointment Still Continue Civil Society Encourages the Bill on Persons with Disabilities to Become a Priority in 2015 Law Policy Case Reviews Should be Decided Through Law, Not…

LRWD Edition 1 : January 2015

The Supreme Court’s Incorrect Step Regarding Circular Letter No. 7/2014 A New Mechanism in Constitutional Judge Selections Constitutional Court decisions on the Societal Organization Law Supreme Court The Supreme Court’s Incorrect Step Regarding Circular Letter No. 7/2014 A step from the Supreme Court in issuing Circular (Surat Edaran) No. 7/2014 on the Request for Submission…

LRWD Edition 37 : December 2014

Legal Policy Which Agency Should Carry On The Duties of The Former National Law Commission?   The National Law Commission (KHN), which was established during the reign of President Abdurrahman Wahid through Presidential Decree No. 15 Year 2000, was officially dissolved through Presidential Regulation No. 176 Year 2014 on 4 December 2014. The National Law…

LRWD Edition 33 : November 2014

Supreme Court Inauguration of Four New Supreme Court Justices   On 21 October 2014, Chief Justice, Hatta Ali, inducted and swore in four new Supreme Court Judges. The four new Supreme Court jusitces area Amran Suadi (Vice Chairman of the Religious High Court of Surabaya), Sudrajat Dimyati (Vice Chairman of the High Court of Pontianak),…

Menyambut DPRD Baru, Adakah Harapan (Baru)?

Wajah representasi rakyat hasil Pemilu 2014 mulai mengisi “kursi-kursi” di DPRD. Pelantikannya sudah dimulai lebih cepat dari wakil rakyat di DPR. Sesuai penetapan KPU, terdapat 13.525 kursi untuk anggota DPRD Kabupaten/Kota dan 1.770 kursi anggota DPRD Propinisi. Ribuan wakil rakyat di DPRD ini yang akan mengatur dan mengurus daerah masing-masing secara mandiri bersama eksekutif. Mereka…

LRWD Edition 32 : October 2014

Supreme Court The OJK’s Compulsory Levy: Professional Organizations Rejects The Association of Capital Market Legal Consultants (Himpunan Konsultan Hukum Pasar Modal / HKHPM) filed a judicial review petition before the Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung / MA) against the Indonesian Financial Service Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan / OJK) on 17 October 2014. The petition filed is…

LRWD Edition 30 : October 2014

Special Edition on the Local Elections Law   Press Release: Local Election Law Controversy: Reject SBY’s Image Salvation Efforts, Handover to Constitutional Court and New Government   Jakarta, 30 September 2014; the shocking and disappointing statement from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) towards the decision results on the Local Elections Bill during the House of…