Legal Material • 21 Apr 2024

Amicus Curiae: Friend of the Court in the Indonesian Legal System

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…this investigates the role and application of amicus curiae, or 'friend of the court,' in the court Indonesian system.

Legal Material • 28 Jul 2025

Securing Democracy: Preventing the Risk of Autocratic Constitutional Change in Indonesia

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Literasi Hukum - In various parts of the world, the promise of democracy born from the collapse of authoritarian regimes is now under a new, more subtle and dangerous threat. This threat no longer comes from...

Legal Material • 28 Mar 2024

Substantive Justice in the Constitutional Court

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The Constitutional Court (MK) has an important role in maintaining constitutional supremacy and realizing substantive justice in Indonesia. Through its authority in the judicial review of a law and decisions...

Legal Material • 16 Jul 2025

Thoroughly Examining Mens Rea and Actus Reus

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Understand the meaning of mens rea and actus reus as fundamental elements of criminal acts in Indonesian criminal law. In-depth analysis of the differences between dolus and culpa, unlawful nature, and r...

News • 23 Jul 2025

DPR Considers Plan to Limit Term of Office for Supreme Court Justices

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Literasi Hukum - A new discourse regarding the tenure of officeholders in state institutions has resurfaced. After previously the retirement age for high-ranking TNI officers was extended and a similar proposal...

News • 08 Jan 2024

Haris Azhar & Fatia Free in the "Lord Luhut" Case

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Literasi Hukum - The Executive Director of Lokataru Legal Aid and Human Rights Office, Haris Azhar, and human rights activist Fatia Maulidiyanti, were acquitted from the defamation case against the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and...

News • 16 Jan 2025

Former South Korean President Arrested Facing Potential Death Penalty or Life Imprisonment

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Former South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, was officially arrested on charges of rebellion. If found guilty, he faces the death penalty or life imprisonment.

News • 15 Jan 2025

Police Request Detention of Acting Chief of South Korean Presidential Security Service, Allegedly Obstructing President Yoon's Arrest

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Jakarta, Literasihukum.com – The South Korean Police have submitted an arrest warrant for the Acting Chief of the Presidential Security Service (often called Paspampres), Kim Seong-hoon. The...

News • 15 Sep 2025

Analysis of the "17+8" Demands: A Real Test for the Government and DPR's Legal Commitment

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Legal and political analysis regarding whether the "17+8" demands can be fulfilled by the government and the DPR amidst structural obstacles and resistance from political elites.

News • 06 Mar 2026

Anies: US-Israel Attack on Iran Becomes Indonesia's Momentum to Exit BoP

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Anies Baswedan assesses that the US-Israel attack on Iran is a momentum for Indonesia to exit the Board of Peace because it is considered to contradict international law and active free politics.