Full Description
Indonesia has a growing population of almost 300 million people, it is increasingly involved in world affairs, and has a booming economy. The need to better understand its unique, complex, and often obscure legal system, has become pressing. This is true across a wide range of sectors including, but not limited to, trade and investment, crime and terrorism, and human rights.
Indonesia's democratization after the fall of Soeharto in 1998 triggered massive social and political changes that opened up this diverse, and formerly tightly-controlled, society. Law reform was a key driver of Indonesia's transformation and its full effect remains to be seen. This book offers clear and detailed explanations of the foundations of Indonesia's legal system in the context of its legal reform and rapid development. It offers succinct commentaries on a wide range of issues, examining the judicial process, the constitution, corruption and the court system, contract law, administrative law, foreign investment, taxation, Islamic law, and family law. It examines current substantive law and judicial interpretation and presents case studies of how the system operates in practice. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book is an essential guide for readers seeking quick and clear answers to questions regarding the law and its application in Indonesia.
Contents
Part I: The Legal System
1: The Constitution and State Institutions
2: Indonesian laws and lawmaking
3: Decentralisation
4: The Judicial System
5: The Constitutional Court
6: The Legal Profession
Part II: Land Law
7: Traditional and Customary Law (Adat)
8: Land Law and Forestry
9: Environmental Law
Part III: Criminal Law
10: Substantive Criminal Law
11: Criminal Procedure (Pre-Trial)
12: Criminal Procedure (Trials and Appeals)
13: Human Rights Law
14: Corruption Law
Part IV: Commercial Law
15: The Civil Code, Civil Liability and Contract Law
16: Company Law
17: Labour Law
18: Foreign Investment
19: Financial Laws: Tax, Insolvency, and Banking
20: Competition Law
21: Media Law
Part V: Private Law
22: Marriage, Divorce, and Inheritance
