Religious Freedom Contested

A Case Study of the Indonesian Blasphemy Law, Marriage Law, dan Civil Administrative Law

Wednesday Forum – October 7, 2020

How do Indonesian law makers approach religious freedom? This talk will explore how the law-making process suggests a logical sequence of an interpretation of religious freedom specific to Indonesia. Drawing upon the concept of ‘religion-making’ by Dressler and Mandair, it will present the debate over religious freedom in Indonesia, the extent to which the law is used to protect religious freedom, and how the regulation of religious freedom—particularly in regard to the Blasphemy Law, Marriage Law, and Civil Administrative Law—has been contested through the law making process, both in the legislature and the judiciary.

Mahaarum Kusuma Pertiwi (Arum) is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). Focusing her study on religious freedom in Indonesia, she is currently writing her doctoral dissertation at Macquarie University Australia and UGM. Her email addrees: mahaarum.k@ugm.ac.id

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