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730-398 Current Issues in Indonesian Law | |
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Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Professor T Lindsey |
Prerequisites | Legal Method and Reasoning; Principles of Public Law; Torts; Contracts or in each case their equivalents. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | Estimated total time commitment of 120 +/- 24 hours. Includes one 2-hour lecture per week |
Subject Description | This subject will examine the legal system of Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, third largest democracy and fourth most populous state, through recent cases and legal controversies. Topics covered in the subject will include, among others: Islamisation of laws (and new Islamic Codes in Aceh) constitutional reforms; decentralisation and proto-federalism; human rights reforms and the military; legal responses to terrorism (including the Bali bomb and Embassy bomb trials); narcotics regulation (including Corby and Bali 9 cases); and corruption regulation. Note: The essay in this subject will be regarded as a substantial piece of legal writing for honours purposes. |
Assessment | Research essay 5000 words 100% (due during the first week of the examination period) OR a final three-hour examination 100%. |
Prescribed Texts | Printed materials will be issued by the Faculty of Law. |
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