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Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Indonesia)

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Jurisdiction
  
Indonesia

Founded
  
19 August 1945

Website
  
www.kemenkumham.go.id

Headquarters
  
South Jakarta

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Formed
  
19 August 1945 (1945-08-19)

Minister responsible
  
Yasonna Laoly, Minister of Law and Human Rights

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The Ministry of Law and Human Rights is an Indonesian ministry that administers laws and human rights. It is responsible to the president, and is led by the Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Laoly, since 27 October 2014. The first minister was Soepomo.

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Nomenclature

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights was established 19 August 1945 as the Department of Justice (Indonesian: Departemen Kehakiman). The preceding agency in the Dutch Colonial Era was Dutch: Departemen Van Justitie, based on Herdeland Yudie Staatblad No. 576. In 2001-2004, this ministry was known as the Department of Law and Legislation (Indonesian: Departemen Hukum dan Perundang-undangan). In 2004-2009, this ministry was known as the Department of Law and Human Rights (Indonesian: Departemen Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia). Since 2009, it has been known as Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Indonesian: Kementerian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia).

Responsibility

The Department of Justice, as of 1945, was responsible in matters of court, jail, and attorneys. Its responsibilities were expanded to include the Attorney and Topography Agency in 1945. However, the Topography Agency was transferred to the Department of Defense in 1946. The creation of the Department of Religious Affairs resulted in transferring the Islamic High Court (Indonesian: Mahkamah Islam Tinggi) to a new department on 3 January 1946. Since 22 July 1960, Attorney is elevated into a position that equal to a Department because of Minister of Justice Attorney Investigation. Thus, Attorney is independent to Minister of Justice since then. Transfer of General Court (Indonesian: Peradilan Umum) and State Administration Court (Indonesian: Pengadilan Tata Usaha Negara) to Supreme Court (Indonesian: Mahkamah Agung) is started from 1999 and finished on 31 March 1999. Thus, the Ministry has different responsibility.

Organisation

Based on Peraturan Presiden No. 44 Tahun 2015, Ministry of Law and Human Rights is organised as:

  • General Secretariat
  • General Directorate of Legislation
  • General Directorate of Public Law Administration
  • General Directorate of Correction
  • General Directorate of Immigration
  • General Directorate of Intellectual Properties
  • General Inspectorate
  • Agency of National Law Development
  • Agency of Research and Development
  • Agency of Human Resource Development
  • Expert Staff of Politics and Security Affairs
  • Expert Staff of Economics Affairs
  • Expert Staff of Social Affairs
  • Expert Staff of Inter-agency Relation
  • Expert Staff of Bureaucratic Reform Reinforcement

    • References

    Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Indonesia) Wikipedia
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