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…
Legal Policy The FPI Issue: Enforce the Criminal Code, Hand It Over to the Police PSHK has released a few pointers on how the Front Pembela Islam (FPI / Islamic Defenders Front) issue should be handled from a legislative point of view: The firm steps taken by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police in immediately arresting and…
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…
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…
Obituary In Memoriam: Prof. Dr. Harun Al Rasyid, S.H. Prof. Dr. Harun Al Rasyid, S.H., has passed away on Tuesday, 12 August 2014. At the age of 84, the late Professor Harun is a staunch figure of Indonesian Constitutional Law. Throughout his life, Prof. Harun was a man who devoted himself to the scientific…
CSO Initiatives MD3 Law: A Setback for the Indonesian Parliament The House of Representatives has realized that their performance levels are in decline in line with the public’s trust towards them. Therefore, through the amendment of Law No. 27 Year 2009 on the People’s Consultative Assembly, House of Representatives, House of Regional Representatives, and Regional…
Civil Society Initiatives The Persons with Disabilities Bill Working Group Hearing with the House of Representatives Secretary General On 20 May 2014, PSHK accompanied the Persons with Disabilities Bill Working Group to attend invitation hearing from the Indonesian House of Representatives Secretary General.. On the occasion, the working group handed over the community’s version…
CSO Initiatives PSHK Public Discussion: Applying Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Principles in the Bill on Persons with Disabilities Pusat Studi Hukum dan Kebijakan Indonesia (PSHK) held a public discussion entitled “Applying Principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in the Bill on Persons with Disabilities in…