The Constitution of Indonesia - A Contextual Analysis (Paperback, New)

For decades, Indonesia's 1945 Constitution, the second-shortest in the modern world, was used as an apologia by successive authoritarian regimes. A bare-bones text originally intended as a temporary measure, it did little beyond establish basic State organs, including a powerful presidency. It did not offer citizens real guarantees or protections. These weaknesses were ruthlessly exploited by the military-backed regime that President Suharto headed from 1966 until his fall in 1998. The (first ever) amendment of the Constitution - that began the following year and was completed in 2002 - changed all this. Enlarging and rethinking the Constitution, it ushered in a liberal democratic system based around human rights, an open society, and separation of powers. These reforms also created a Constitutional Court that has provided Indonesia's first judicial forum for serious debate on the interpretation and application of the Constitution, as well as its first significant and easily-accessible body of detailed and reasoned judgments. Today, Indonesian constitutional law is rich, sophisticated, and complex. This book surveys the remarkable constitutional transition, assessing the implementation of Indonesia's new constitutional model and identifying its weaknesses. After covering key institutions exercising executive, legislative, and judicial powers, the book focuses on key current constitutional debates, ranging from human rights to decentralization, religious freedom, and control of the economy. (Series: Constitutional Systems of the World)

General

Imprint:	Hart Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Constitutional Systems of the World
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Simon Butt • Tim Lindsey
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	340
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84946-018-7
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General
LSN:	1-84946-018-3
Barcode:	9781849460187

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