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Gay Star News
February 9, 2018
Nonetheless, in December of last year, the Indonesian Constitutional Court rejected a judicial review attempt to criminalise consensual extramarital and same-sex relationships in Indonesia. The LGBTI community in Indonesia is thus technically protected by the law, but their reality is much different.
ASEAN TODAY
December 22, 2017
The Indonesian Constitutional Court rejected a petition to make gay sex illegal. But the gay community remains an easy target for Indonesian politicians. By Oliver Ward. Indonesia's downtrodden lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community scored a narrow victory in the IndonesianÃÂ ...
ABS-CBN News
December 18, 2017
The men, who were tried in two separate closed court hearings, were sentenced the same day the Indonesian Constitutional Court rejected a bid to outlaw extramarital sex. The unsuccessful petition would have affected both unmarried heterosexuals and gay people, who cannot marry in Indonesia.
New York Times
December 13, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday narrowly rejected a petition asking it to criminalize all sex outside marriage, in a blow to religious conservatives who have been gaining influence in the secular, Muslim-majority country. The court's nine justices voted 5-4 to reject a suitÃÂ ...
JURIST
November 9, 2017
[JURIST] The Indonesian Constitutional Court on Tuesday found [judgment, PDF] that a 2013 law requiring people who adopted indigenous native faiths to not disclose that religion on their ID cards was discriminatory and unconstitutional. The Indonesian government only recognizes six official religionsÃÂ ...
Christian Science Monitor
November 8, 2017
Amid such religious tensions in Southeast Asia, it is worth noting that the Constitutional Court of Indonesia issued a ruling Nov. 7 that upholds religious freedom. It ordered the government to no longer discriminate against people whose faith is not one of the six religions that have been officially recognizedÃÂ ...
Lexology
October 2, 2017
On 20 September 2017, the Constitutional Court issued Decision No. 85/PUU-XIV/2016 which amended Law No. 5 of 1999 on the Prohibition of Monopolistic and Unfair Business Practices (the 'Indonesian Competition Law'). The main changes introduced by the Constitutional Court's decision related to theÃÂ ...
South China Morning Post
February 4, 2017
Patrialis Akbar, Indonesia's former justice minister, speaks to the media after being detained for allegedly receiving bribes from a meat importer seeking to influence the Indonesian Constitutional Court. Photo: AFP. Indonesia's corruption fighters are back in the depths of despair after the arrest on briberyÃÂ ...
Rappler
January 26, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A Indonesian Constitutional Court judge has been detained for allegedly accepting $160,000 in bribes, officials said Thursday, January 26, the latest blow to the country's graft-riddled judiciary. Patrialis Akbar, who also used to be Indonesia's justice minister, was detainedÃÂ ...
UQ News
November 29, 2017
Through an internship with the Indonesian Judicial Commission and the Constitutional Court of Indonesia, he also hopes to build on institutional ties established earlier in the year through recent NCP alumnus, international law student Mr Alexander Williams. Meanwhile, dual Bachelor of Journalism and ...
JURIST
November 9, 2017
[JURIST] The Indonesian Constitutional Court on Tuesday found [judgment, PDF] that a 2013 law requiring people who adopted indigenous ...
JURIST
November 9, 2017
[JURIST] The Indonesian Constitutional Court on Tuesday found [judgment, PDF] that a 2013 law requiring people who adopted indigenous ...
Christian Science Monitor
November 8, 2017
Amid such religious tensions in Southeast Asia, it is worth noting that the Constitutional Court of Indonesia issued a ruling Nov. 7 that upholds ...
NewsClick
October 23, 2017
Interestingly, the Electricity Act 2003 was similar to the Electricity Law No. 20/200 of Indonesia. The Constitutional Court of Indonesia annulled ...
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact
October 18, 2017
In 2013, after decades of indigenous advocacy, the Indonesian Constitutional Court ruled that the government has no right to indigenous ...
SouthFloridaGayNews.com
October 10, 2017
The Constitutional Court of Indonesia a few months later heard testimony in a lawsuit that seeks to criminalize consensual same-sex sexual ...
Washington Blade
October 9, 2017
The Constitutional Court of Indonesia a few months later heard testimony in a lawsuit that seeks to criminalize consensual same-sex sexual ...
Mongabay.com
August 4, 2017
Since an Indonesian Constitutional Court decision in 2013 stating that indigenous people have rights to their land, NGOs have encouraged ...
Coconuts
July 11, 2017
The Indonesian Constitutional Court just heard what might be the strangest case for a judicial review in the senior legal body's existence.
Asian Correspondent
March 17, 2017
... won a case against Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Semen Indonesia at the Indonesian Constitutional Court in October 2016.
South China Morning Post
February 4, 2017
... the media after being detained for allegedly receiving bribes from a meat importer seeking to influence the Indonesian Constitutional Court.
Rappler
January 26, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A Indonesian Constitutional Court judge has been detained for allegedly accepting $160,000 in bribes, officials said ...
Huffington Post
August 30, 2016
... filed a lawsuit and has petitioned the Indonesian Constitutional Court to undergo a judicial review of the Criminal Code. The intent is for the ...
NewNowNext
August 29, 2016
In the latest hearing of a lawsuit that began earlier this year, a group of academics and activists implored the Constitutional Court of Indonesia ...
Lexology
February 13, 2016
Law 11/1974 which was previously revoked by Law No. 7 of 2004 regarding Water Resources came back into effect when Law No. 7 of 2004 was revoked by the Indonesian Constitutional Court. GR 121/2015 contains provisions which are meant to control and supervise the business exploitation of Surface ...
Sydney Morning Herald
May 20, 2015
A Constitutional Court challenge of Indonesia's clemency law is in doubt following the executions of Bali nine members Myuran Sukumaran ...
Zee News
September 4, 2017
A former Indonesian Constitutional Court judge was jailed for eight years on Monday for accepting bribes to influence court rulings, the stateÃÂ ...
malaysiandigest.com
August 10, 2017
... pertaining to the nomination qualifying quota for the posts of Indonesian president and vice-president at the Constitutional Court of IndonesiaÃÂ ...
Mongabay.com
August 4, 2017
Since an Indonesian Constitutional Court decision in 2013 stating that indigenous people have rights to their land, NGOs have encouragedÃÂ ...
Kedaulatan Rakyat
August 2, 2017
Sementara aparat ingin Solo tetap kondusif karena akan menghadapi agenda Indonesian Constitutional Court International Symposium.
Coconuts
July 11, 2017
The Indonesian Constitutional Court just heard what might be the strangest case for a judicial review in the senior legal body's existence.
Asian Correspondent
March 17, 2017
... won a case against Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Semen Indonesia at the Indonesian Constitutional Court in October 2016.
South China Morning Post
February 4, 2017
... the media after being detained for allegedly receiving bribes from a meat importer seeking to influence the Indonesian Constitutional Court.
Rappler
January 26, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A Indonesian Constitutional Court judge has been detained for allegedly accepting $160,000 in bribes, officials saidÃÂ ...
Rappler
January 26, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A Indonesian Constitutional Court judge has been detained for allegedly accepting $160,000 in bribes, officials saidÃÂ ...
Huffington Post
August 30, 2016
... filed a lawsuit and has petitioned the Indonesian Constitutional Court to undergo a judicial review of the Criminal Code. The intent is for theÃÂ ...
NewNowNext
August 29, 2016
In the latest hearing of a lawsuit that began earlier this year, a group of academics and activists implored the Constitutional Court of IndonesiaÃÂ ...
attitude.co.uk
August 23, 2016
A group of Indonesian academics and activists have encouraged the Constitutional Court of Indonesia to criminalise sexual activity ofÃÂ ...
Sydney Morning Herald
May 20, 2015
A Constitutional Court challenge of Indonesia's clemency law is in doubt following the executions of Bali nine members Myuran SukumaranÃÂ ...
The Conversation AU
August 26, 2014
Pan Mohamad Faiz Kusuma Wijaya is affiliated with the Indonesian Constitutional Court. The views expressed here are his own.
Asian Correspondent
March 17, 2017
Having fought against the company for years, the Kendeng farmer group won a case against Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Semen Indonesia at the Indonesian Constitutional Court in October 2016. The court ordered the company shut down allÃÂ ...
South China Morning Post
February 5, 2017
Patrialis Akbar, Indonesia's former justice minister, speaks to the media after being detained for allegedly receiving bribes from a meat importer seeking to influence the Indonesian Constitutional Court. Photo: AFP. Indonesia's corruption fighters are ...
Arab News
January 26, 2017
Indonesia's anti-graft agency deputy chiefs, Laode Muhammad Syarif and Basaria Panjaitan, center and right, and spokesman Febri Diansyah, left, prepare a press conference at their office in Jakarta on Thursday.
malaysiandigest.com
January 26, 2017
Pic: The Jakarta PostJAKARTA: Indonesia's anti-graft agency has arrested Constitutional Court judge and former Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar in an alleged bribery case.
Rappler
January 26, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A Indonesian Constitutional Court judge has been detained for allegedly accepting $160,000 in bribes, officials said Thursday, January 26, the latest blow to the country's graft-riddled judiciary.
EngageMedia (blog)
December 6, 2016
Early in the year, 12 academics from Aliansi Cinta Keluarga (Family Love Alliance) petitioned the Constitutional Court of Indonesia to change existing laws making it illegal for consenting adults to involve themselves in homosexual acts, an act they ...
NewNowNext
November 7, 2016
2016 has been a horrific year for Indonesia's LGBT community, starting back in February when a group of academics, local religious leaders and government officials came together to petition the Constitutional Court of Indonesia to criminalize ...
Washington Blade
October 21, 2016
The Constitutional Court of Indonesia in August held a hearing on a lawsuit that seeks to criminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations in the country.
Asian Correspondent
October 12, 2016
gay-emoji. Most recently, a conservative civil society organisation named the Family Love Alliance moved to push laws in the Indonesian Constitutional Court to criminalise all extramarital sex, including adultery and sodomy. According to Human Rights ...
Huffington Post
August 30, 2016
In July 2016, Aliansi Cinta Keluarga (Family Love Alliance), a group of 12 academics, filed a lawsuit and has petitioned the Indonesian Constitutional Court to undergo a judicial review of the Criminal Code. The intent is for the Court to consent to a ...
