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1 online resource (177 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series |
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Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series.
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| Contents |
Corruption and Law in Indonesia; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary and commonly used Indonesian words; Introduction; Significance of this book; Purpose of this book; An outline of chapters; 1 Corruption, the KPK and the ACC; The 1999 corruption law; Pre-KPK anti-corruption institutions and initiatives; Common denominator of failure: ordinary police, prosecutors, courts; Introducing the KPK and ACC; The KPK's institutional design; KPK's tasks, powers and obligations; Cooperation and conflict; The ACC (Articles 53-62); Conclusions; 2 The KPK and ACC's performance: 2005-2010 |
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2005-20072008-2009; Number of corruption investigations and prosecutions: the KPK and public prosecution compared; The general and ACC courts: conviction rates compared; Conclusion: reality check; 3 Early pushback; The KPKPN case; The Bram Manoppo case; Dawud Djatmiko case; The ACC case; Corruption and the rule of law; 4 The Antasari trial; Overview; The case; The indictment; The decision; A critique of the decision; Conclusion: the conspiracy theory; 5 The Bibit and Chandra case; Overview; Police investigations and charges; SBY's Interim Emergency Law |
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The Constitutional Court's interim injunction'Team of Eight'; Bibit and Chandra in the Constitutional Court: first full hearing; Team of Eight: findings and recommendations; Back to the Constitutional Court: Bibit and Chandra's arguments; Critique; Anggodo's last stand; Conclusions; Conclusion: an uncertain future; Diluting the ACC; An uncertain future for the KPK?; Other potential impediments; The KPK's inevitable quandary: bite the hand that feeds it?; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Indonesia has transformed from one of South East Asia's most repressive and centralised political systems to its most decentralised and democratic. Despite this, obstacles still remain that hinder Indonesia achieving the 'rule of law', and in particular, the country is consistently ranked as having one of the highest levels of corruption in the world. This book assesses Indonesia's anti-corruption reforms over the past decade, focusing on the Anti-corruption Commission (KPK) and the Anti-corruption Court (ACC). The book discusses how both institutions have been largely successful since they be |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203584729 |
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0203584724 |
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