indonesian_open FW: SISC Seminar Friday 27 October

[Wittman, Leonie]

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For information about the next SISC meeting see below.

 

Leonie Wittman

Learning Design and Resource Development

Centre for Learning Innovation

NSW Department of Education and Training

51 Wentworth Road

Strathfield NSW 2135

 

Tel: 02 9715 8263

Fax: 02 9715 8279

leonie.wittman at det.nsw.edu.au

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From: Steven Drakeley [mailto:S.Drakeley at uws.edu.au] 
Sent: Monday, 9 October 2006 2:47 PM
To: Steven Drakeley
Subject: SISC Seminar Friday 27 October

 

Dear friends and colleagues

 

This is to inform you of a SISC (Sydney Indonesia Study Circle) seminar
on Friday 27 October when Simon Butt will enlighten us on the important
topic of judicial reform in Indonesia.

 

Speaker: Simon Butt

Simon Butt is an Associate Director of Asian Law Group Pty Ltd and will
complete his PhD on Indonesia's Constitutional Court at the Faculty of
Law at the University of Melbourne in 2006. He holds the degrees of
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Asian Studies - Indonesian) and LL.B., both
from the Australian National University. He has studied law at Gadjah
Mada University, Yogyakarta and was awarded the ANU Medal for Asian
Studies with Honours for his thesis on the Indonesian Supreme Court in
1996 and the Blackburn Medal for Research in Law in 2000 for his thesis
on Indonesian intellectual property law. He has worked for the
Department of Foreign Affairs, Australia; and has consulted to the
private sector, the United Nations Development Programme in Jakarta, and
the International Commission of Jurists on aspects of Indonesia's laws
and legal system. He has published widely on areas of Indonesian law,
including intellectual property, criminal law, Islamic law and
Indonesian judicial affairs.

Topic: Judicial reform in Indonesia: between independence and
accountability

 

The Indonesian judicial system has been subject to significant reform
over the past few years. In particular, responsibility for the
administration, financial affairs and organisation of most of
Indonesia's first instance and appeal judges have been transferred from
government departments to the Supreme Court under the so-called satu
atap (one roof) reforms, in an (apparently successful) attempt to
increase judicial independence. A Constitutional Court has been
established to adjudicate upon important matters of states, including to
ensure that legislation complies with the newly-amended Constitution.
Finally, a Judicial Commission was established to perform two main
functions: to assist the Supreme Court to appoint new judges to its
bench, and to supervise the performance of judges. However, the Supreme
Court has not cooperated with the Judicial Commission when the
Commission has sought to investigate some of the Supreme Court's own
judges.

Further, in a recent Constitutional Court case, the Court declared that
the supervisory function of the Judicial Commission contradicted the
Constitution's guarantee of judicial independence, and, therefore, held
that the Judicial Commission lacked the power to supervise the Supreme
Court or the Constitutional Court. The Indonesian judiciary might,
therefore, now be more independent, but are there adequate safeguards in
place to ensure judicial accountability in Indonesia - that is, can
judges who act improperly be effectively pursued?

 

Time and Date: 6pm Friday 27 October

 

Venue:University of Technology, Sydney: 5D.01.15

The location is in the Haymarket Building on Quay St (the Business
Faculty) opposite Paddy's Block D, Level 1, Room 15. The following web
address will provide you with a map and directions should you need them:


http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/hay.html
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(For some reason you will probablyneed to type or paste this address in
rather than simply using your mouse).

We look forward to seeing you there, all welcome!

Steven Drakeley for the SISC Organising Committee 

 

Steven Drakeley PhD

Lecturer Asian History and Politics

BA Honours Coordinator

School of Humanities and Languages UWS

 

Email: s.drakeley at uws.edu.au

Phone: +61 2 4736 0442

Fax: +61 2 4736 0244

Mobile: 0412 299849

 

School of Humanities and Languages

University of Western Sydney

Locked Bag 1797 Penrith South DC

NSW 1797 Australia

 

 

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