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Recognition justice is a theory of social justice that emphasizes the recognition of human dignity and of difference between subaltern groups and the dominant society. [1] [2] Social philosophers Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser point to a 21st-century shift in theories of justice away from distributive justice (which emphasises the elimination of economic inequalities) toward recognition justice ...
Indonesian law is a continuation and improvement of the Dutch colonial laws, Islamic family laws, and aspects of Adat laws (unwritten, traditional rules still observed in the Indonesian society). The highest law of the land is the 1945 Constitution , amended four times from 1999 to 2002 during the early Reformasi period.
Title changed to Minister of Justice and Human Rights [2] 25 Hamid Awaluddin: United Indonesia I: 21 October 2004 – 7 May 2007: Title changed to Minister of Law and Human Rights [2] 26 Andi Mattalata 7 May 2007 – 20 October 2009 [2] 27 Patrialis Akbar: United Indonesia II: 22 October 2009 – 19 October 2011 [2] 28 Amir Syamsuddin
Advocates for human rights have noted actions by the government of Indonesia as concerning. Although the country has had Komnas HAM, which enjoys a degree of independence from government and holds United Nations accreditation, the commission itself has little effect as it was not given any legal teeth against discriminatory practices committed by the government.
As regulated by the 1985 Supreme Court Act (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Nomor 14 Tahun 1985 tentang Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia) [1] and has since amended twice in 2004 [2] and 2009, [4] the Supreme Court's leadership consists of a Chief Justice, two Deputy Chief Justices, and several (currently seven) Chamber Presidents.
The Ministry of Law and Human Rights was established on 19 August 1945 as the Department of Justice (Departemen Kehakiman). [1]The preceding agency in the Dutch Colonial Era was Dutch: Departemen Van Justitie, based on Herdeland Yudie Staatblad No. 576.
The Indonesian Constitutional Court was established as a consequence of the third amendment to the Constitution of Indonesia, ratified by the People's Consultative Assembly on 9 November 2001. Between the adoption of the third Constitutional amendment and the establishment of the Constitutional Court, the duties of the Constitutional Court were ...
Civil unions (Indonesian: persatuan sipil, pronounced [pərsaˈtu.an ˈsipɪl]) which would offer a subset of the rights and benefits of marriage, are also not recognized in Indonesia. [15] The Constitution of Indonesia does not address same-sex marriage explicitly. Article 28B states: [16]