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Author:   Melissa Crouch (University of New South Wales, Sydney)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.720kg
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9781108493468

ISBN 10:   1108493467
Pages:   446
Publication Date:   19 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

1. The judicial reform landscape in Indonesia: innovation, specialisation and the legacy of Dan S. Lev Melissa Crouch; Part I. Continuity and Change in the General Court System: 2. The Supreme Court: Reformasi, independence and the failure to ensure legal certainty Rifqi Assegaf; 3. The District Courts: sentencing decisions as evolving legal culture? Daniel Pascoe; 4. The 'justice system postman': the Indonesian prosecution system at work Fachrizal Afandi; Part II. Specialised Courts Established under the New Order: 5. The Religious Courts: does Lev's analysis still hold? Stijn Cornelius van Huis; 6. The Administrative Courts: the quest for consistency Adriaan Bedner and Herlambang Perdana Wiratraman; Part III. Specialised Courts as Judicial Reform Strategy: 7. The Anti-corruption Courts and the persistence of judicial culture Simon Butt; 8. The Commercial Court: a story of unfinished reforms Gustaaf Reerink, Kevin Omar Sidharta, Aria Suyudi and Sofie Hewitt; 9. The Small Claims Court: an innovation in judicial reform Binziad Kadafi; 10. The Fisheries Court: government-led judicial development? Indriaswati Dyah Saptraningrun; 11. The Constitutional Court: a Levian take on its place in the Reformasi Theunis Roux; Part IV. Courts and Rights: 12. The Juvenile Courts and children's rights: good intentions, flawed execution Putri K. Amanda, Shaila Tieken, Sharyn Graham Davies and Santi Kusumaningrum; 13. The Human Rights Courts: embedding impunity Ken Setiawan; 14. The Industrial Relations Court: challenges for labour rights Surya Tjandra; 15. The media: megaspectacles and transparency in the courts Ross Tapsell and Sita Dewi; 16. Lev on the links between legal evolution, political change and activism Frank Munger; Epilogue Fritz Siregar.

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'This volume is a major forward contribution to and commentary on the pioneering work of Dan S. Lev on the law, courts and Politics of Indonesia - an ideal path for bring comparativists up to date.' Martin Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley 'Unprecedented in scope and depth, The Politics of Courts in Indonesia is a milestone in scholarly analysis of the third branch of government in Indonesia. Focusing on the array of specialist courts that have proliferated in the country over the last twenty years, it casts a critical eye on numerous aspects of the functioning - and, often, dysfunction - of the Indonesian judiciary. The contributors make a signal contribution to our understanding of the achievements and shortcomings of judicial reform, and of the place of courts in Indonesian society writ large.' Edward Aspinall, Australian National University 'This volume presents a remarkable series of critical analyses of Indonesian constitutionalism, politics, and legal practice over the two decades since the fall of Suharto's New Order - through critical re-engagements with socio-legal approaches to more than a dozen distinct court systems in the country. It is thus both an impressive tribute to the legacy of Dan S. Lev, and an important original contribution to Asian legal studies in its own right.' R. Michael Feener, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies `This volume is a major forward contribution to and commentary on the pioneering work of Dan S. Lev on the law, courts and Politics of Indonesia - an ideal path for bring comparativists up to date.' Martin Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley `Unprecedented in scope and depth, The Politics of Courts in Indonesia is a milestone in scholarly analysis of the third branch of government in Indonesia. Focusing on the array of specialist courts that have proliferated in the country over the last twenty years, it casts a critical eye on numerous aspects of the functioning - and, often, dysfunction - of the Indonesian judiciary. The contributors make a signal contribution to our understanding of the achievements and shortcomings of judicial reform, and of the place of courts in Indonesian society writ large.' Edward Aspinall, Australian National University `This volume presents a remarkable series of critical analyses of Indonesian constitutionalism, politics, and legal practice over the two decades since the fall of Suharto's New Order - through critical re-engagements with socio-legal approaches to more than a dozen distinct court systems in the country. It is thus both an impressive tribute to the legacy of Dan S. Lev, and an important original contribution to Asian legal studies in its own right.' R. Michael Feener, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

'This volume is a major forward contribution to and commentary on the pioneering work of Dan S. Lev on the law, courts and Politics of Indonesia - an ideal path for bring comparativists up to date.' Martin Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley 'Unprecedented in scope and depth, The Politics of Courts in Indonesia is a milestone in scholarly analysis of the third branch of government in Indonesia. Focusing on the array of specialist courts that have proliferated in the country over the last twenty years, it casts a critical eye on numerous aspects of the functioning - and, often, dysfunction - of the Indonesian judiciary. The contributors make a signal contribution to our understanding of the achievements and shortcomings of judicial reform, and of the place of courts in Indonesian society writ large.' Edward Aspinall, Australian National University 'This volume presents a remarkable series of critical analyses of Indonesian constitutionalism, politics, and legal practice over the two decades since the fall of Suharto's New Order - through critical re-engagements with socio-legal approaches to more than a dozen distinct court systems in the country. It is thus both an impressive tribute to the legacy of Dan S. Lev, and an important original contribution to Asian legal studies in its own right.' R. Michael Feener, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies 'This volume is a major forward contribution to and commentary on the pioneering work of Dan S. Lev on the law, courts and Politics of Indonesia - an ideal path for bring comparativists up to date.' Martin Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley 'Unprecedented in scope and depth, The Politics of Courts in Indonesia is a milestone in scholarly analysis of the third branch of government in Indonesia. Focusing on the array of specialist courts that have proliferated in the country over the last twenty years, it casts a critical eye on numerous aspects of the functioning - and, often, dysfunction - of the Indonesian judiciary. The contributors make a signal contribution to our understanding of the achievements and shortcomings of judicial reform, and of the place of courts in Indonesian society writ large.' Edward Aspinall, Australian National University 'This volume presents a remarkable series of critical analyses of Indonesian constitutionalism, politics, and legal practice over the two decades since the fall of Suharto's New Order - through critical re-engagements with socio-legal approaches to more than a dozen distinct court systems in the country. It is thus both an impressive tribute to the legacy of Dan S. Lev, and an important original contribution to Asian legal studies in its own right.' R. Michael Feener, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

This volume is a major forward contribution to and commentary on the pioneering work of Dan Lev on the law, courts and Politics of Indonesia - an ideal path for bring comparativists up to date. Professor Martin Shapiro, University of California Berkeley Unprecedented in scope and depth, The Politics of Courts in Indonesia is a milestone in scholarly analysis of the third branch of government in Indonesia. Focusing on the array of specialist courts that have proliferated in the country over the last twenty years, it casts a critical eye on numerous aspects of the functioning - and, often, dysfunction - of the Indonesian judiciary. The contributors make a signal contribution to our understanding of the achievements and shortcomings of judicial reform, and of the place of courts in Indonesian society writ large Professor Edward Aspinall, Australian National University This volume presents a remarkable series of critical analyses of Indonesian constitutionalism, politics, and legal practice over the two decades since the fall of Suharto's New Order - through critical re-engagements with socio-legal approaches to more than a dozen distinct court systems in the country. It is thus both an impressive tribute to the legacy of Dan Lev, and an important original contribution to Asian legal studies in its own right. Professor R. Michael Feener, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

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Melissa Crouch is Associate Professor at the Law Faculty, the University of New South Wales, Sydney. She holds a B.A./LL.B. and Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne. She teaches and researches on law and religion, law and governance, and comparative constitutional law, with a focus in Southeast Asia. Her research has been funded by numerous awards, including the Endeavour Australia Research Fellowship and an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant. She is the author of Law and Religion in Indonesia (2014) and The Constitution of Myanmar (forthcoming).

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