Constitutional Innovation at Pasie Laweh
The Constitutional Court anointed Pasie Laweh a constitutional nagari. This is the result of innovative actions towards respecting people’s health and economic rights, and the right of application of customary law.
Abdul Manan
October 18, 2021
THINGS have quieted down in the traditional big houses of rumah gadang owned by the community in Nagari (Minangkabau community village administration) Pasie Laweh, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. Prior, these traditional Minangkabau houses were used to accommodate people exposed to the Covid-19 undergoing voluntary self-isolation. Over the past several months, the customary region located some 127 kilometers from the Cit
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