Sumber Daya Alam Indonesia: Kutukan yang Mewujud?

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…

Kaidah Sosial dan Ketaatan Hukum

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…

LRWD Edition 24 : August 2014

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…

LRWD Edition 18 : June 2014

Supreme Court Court Extends Application of Civil Wrongdoing to Government Officials   The Supreme Court (MA) penalized the Corruption Eradication Commission (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi/KPK) to pay 100 million Rupiah for their wrong doing related to the confiscation process of Syarifuddin Umar, former judge, who was convicted for bribery. The decision has two significant implications. First,…

LRWD Edition 08 : February 2014

Constitutional Court Constitutional Court Judge Selections and Politician Nominees   The Constitutional Court will have new judges in upcoming months. The selection process at the Parliament has already started and has managed to obtain 12 candidates. The next step, based on unconstitutional Law No. 4 Year 2014 on Election Models, is the establishing of a…