Mahfud Md.: Being democratic does not mean right
September 23, 2008
ESTABLISHED five years ago in August, the Constitutional Court has recently changed its leadership. The new Chief Justice is Mahfud Md, replacing Jimly Asshiddiqie. Despite its young tenure, the Indonesian Constitutional Court is seen as the best in Asia, apart from the one in South Korea. At a conference of Asian legal experts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last July, the world’s 78th Constitutional Court was praised for fostering a democratic envi
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