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Review of Indonesian Courts under the Supreme Court

By Mahareksha Dillon and Dewi Savitri Reni Article 24 of the Indonesian Constitution stipulates that two institutions have judicial authority in the country, namely the Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung or “MA”) and the Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi or “MK”). These two institutions are independent of one another. Law No. 48 of 2009 regarding Judicial Authority (the Review of Indonesian Courts under the Supreme Court

To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before: Commercial Activities under the Indonesian Outer Space Law

Space, the final frontier. Mankind entered the Space Age when Sputnik was launched into orbit in 1957. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a full-fledged competition for supremacy in outer space through the Space Race. It was a race that Indonesia sat out. Now Indonesia is embracing the To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before: Commercial Activities under the Indonesian Outer Space Law

Indonesian Court Annuls Loan Agreement on Language Law: What Does It Mean for Your Agreements?

In a landmark decision on June 20, 2013, the West Jakarta District Court annulled a Loan Agreement entered into between a local borrower and an offshore lender because it was executed in English only. The decision is not controversial in our view since all agreements entered into by an Indonesian party with a foreign party Indonesian Court Annuls Loan Agreement on Language Law: What Does It Mean for Your Agreements?