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rule-of-law

National 6 years ago

Legal experts scoff at Indonesia’s improved rule of law ranking

Unimpressed legal experts have called on the government to make the Indonesian justice system fairer despite the country’s improved position in a global rule of law index.

Editorial 6 years ago

A nation under rule of law

This is a disheartening trend. The police must respect due process. No one should be punished, let alone tortured, before undergoing a fair trial.

SE Asia 7 years ago

14 Indonesian fishermen repatriated from Myanmar

Officials secured the release of 14 fishermen who had allegedly drifted into Myanmar waters to fish, while the ship's captain awaits trial.

World 8 years ago

India's top court bans Islamic instant divorce

India's top court on Tuesday banned a controversial Islamic practice that allows men to divorce their wives instantly, saying it was unconstitutional.

Opinion 9 years ago

Ushering the dawn of ochlocracy

Urging the law to be used as a personal privilege is not democracy. If people can be arrested just because of the voice of a mob, then in other cases people can be freed just because of the will of the people.

National 9 years ago

Prenup rule for mixed marriages abolished

Local spouses of foreigners can now purchase a plot of land or a building without having to create a prenuptial agreement separating the ownership of their property, a 42-year-old policy that has just been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.

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