LRWD Edition 33 : November 2014

Supreme Court Inauguration of Four New Supreme Court Justices   On 21 October 2014, Chief Justice, Hatta Ali, inducted and swore in four new Supreme Court Judges. The four new Supreme Court jusitces area Amran Suadi (Vice Chairman of the Religious High Court of Surabaya), Sudrajat Dimyati (Vice Chairman of the High Court of Pontianak),…

LAWmotion #16 – Alternatif Pengelolaan Perkara Pelanggaran Lalu Lintas di Pengadilan

Selama ini penanganan perkara pelanggaran lalu lintas (tilang) di pengadilan sering mendapatkan keluhan dari masyarakat. Mulai dari keberadaan calo, antrian sidang yang kacau, lokasi pelayanan yang sulit diakses dan fasilitas pengadilan yang tidak memadai. Pengadilan pun nampak kesulitan dalam menangani perkara ini. Tak heran, jumlah tiap tahun perkara tilang sangat besar. Tahun 2013 lalu, ada…

Diskusi Internal Mangenai Pendidikan Hukum di Hindia Belanda Bersama Upik Jalins

Pada Senin, 9 Juni 2014, PSHK mengadakan sebuah diskusi internal bersama dengan Indonesian Jentera School of Law (IJSL), Lembaga Kajian Advokasi untuk Independensi Peradilan (LeIP), hukumonline.com, juga beberapa peneliti dan pakar hukum. Diskusi itu dalam rangka kunjungan Upik Djalins, seorang fellow dari Sajogyo Institute di Bogor, yang mempresentasikan “Pendidikan Hukum di Hindia Belanda: Antara Membangun…

LRWD Edition 18 : June 2014

Supreme Court Court Extends Application of Civil Wrongdoing to Government Officials   The Supreme Court (MA) penalized the Corruption Eradication Commission (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi/KPK) to pay 100 million Rupiah for their wrong doing related to the confiscation process of Syarifuddin Umar, former judge, who was convicted for bribery. The decision has two significant implications. First,…

LRWD Edition 15 : May 2014

Civil Society Initiatives The Persons with Disabilities Bill Working Group Hearing with the House of Representatives Secretary General   On 20 May 2014, PSHK accompanied the Persons with Disabilities Bill Working Group to attend  invitation hearing from the Indonesian House of Representatives Secretary General..  On the occasion, the working group handed over the community’s version…

LRWD Edition 38 : October 2013

Law Reform Weekly Digest – your weekly updates on Indonesian law reform | The House Speaker stated that the completion of several bills during this period is in need of additional time due to the facing of several constraints, such as strategic final formulations and substance arrangements. Some bills facing these constraints include the bill on Public House Savings, on International Agreements, on Roads, on Accelerated Development in Island Regions and on Accelerated Development in Disadvantaged Regions. The House Speaker also stated that settlement constraints occurred during the government’s internal discussion of bills.

Film Dokumenter Dari Tangan NGO

Perpustakaan Dan Lev bekerja sama dengan Komunitas Ruang Pustaka mengadakan pelatihan video dokumenter di Ruang Perpustakaan Dan Lev. Training dilaksanakan selama tiga hari, mulai 30—31 Agustus 2013 dan 2 September 2013. Peserta yang hadir pun berasal dari berbagai perwakilan lembaga, yakni PSHK, Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH) Jakarta, Lembaga Independensi Peradilan (Leip), Dan Lev Library, dan…