Land Rights and the Mega-project: Ownership Rights in the Shadow of Land Acquisition for the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Rail Link
Dr. Alex Grainger University of Kent alex_grainger@hotmail.com Abstract This paper proposes to examine how far land rights have changed in relation to land acquisition for ‘mega-projects’ since the New Order period, which “allowed the grant of rights to uncultivated and/or non-residential untitled lands without obtaining the consent of the relevant local community and without triggering […]
A Kite Does Not Move Backwards! Methodological Observations on Critiques of Human Rights Activism in Indonesia and Southeast Asia
Werner Menski SOAS, University of London, UK wm4@soas.ac.uk Abstract The key argument of this paper is that while the plurality of inputs into any legal management of human rights issues is bound to generate many frustrations, justice cannot be simply served on a silver plate by making perfect rules. The arduous everyday task to manage […]
Shutting Down the Place of Worship as a Form of Religious Intolerance
Calvin Lucky Krisnadi, Fransisca Fitriana Riani Candra Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada candrafransisca@gmail.com Abstract Rights and freedom to choose religion or belief within the people of Indonesia are guaranteed by Article 28 E, 28 I, and 29 Paragraph (2) Indonesian Constitution. Indonesian citizens are also obligated to choose a religion based on Pancasila ideology. […]
Reinterpretation of Intolerance in Indonesian Democracy (Between the Right to be Elected and Freedom of Religion)
Abdurrahman Supardi Usman, S.H., M.H. Independent Researcher abdurrahmansupardiusman@gmail.com Abstract The State of Indonesia was a state based on the rule of law and at the same time, it was the country with the largest Muslim community as its citizens. As a state based on the rule of law, Indonesia had chosen democracy as its identity. […]