Law

The Dutch colonialists adopted the concept of domein verklaring (domain declaration) to claim control over a large part of Indonesia’s land. This act lives on in modern-day Indonesia, causing conflict and poverty.

Muhammadiyah’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic combines Salafi legal reasoning with medical pragmatism

Indonesian youth are buying more fake fashion despite some awareness of its harmful impacts

The assumption of the importance of financial reward has held back work to eradicate corruption in Indonesia

Shared images of Syariah punishment are a key strategy of social control in Aceh

Constructions of political, sexual and religious others in contemporary Indonesia

Lapindo mudflow victims are drawing on ritual to battle their politically untouchable oppressor

Drug use in Indonesia has a long history

Not all users of sabu-sabu are dependant on it, but their experiences are ignored by the law

Indonesia’s ill-informed war on drugs endangers and ends lives rather than saving them

People who use drugs occupy an ambiguous position in Indonesian government rhetoric

Indonesia’s legal system is too flawed to sentence people to death

The growing support for cannabis decriminalisation in Indonesia could both help and hinder broader drug reform

Elite politics and Freeport Indonesia’s non-compliance continue to deny Timotius Kambu his owed wages

One man’s humdrum pathway into terrorism demonstrates the need for extra care in prisons and de-radicalisation programs

Indonesia’s children wrongly imprisoned in Australia still haven’t been compensated

Bootleg medicine sales are part of Indonesia’s healthcare infrastructure

For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves

Indonesia’s first 'new city' may not be addressing the urban problems it was supposed to