Legal system Law of Indonesia

the 1945 constitution highest legal authority in indonesia, of executive, legislative , judicial branches of government must defer it. constitution written in july , august 1945, when indonesia emerging japanese control @ end of world war ii. abrogated federal constitution of 1949 , provisional constitution of 1950, restored after president sukarno s decree on 5 july 1959. during 32 years of suharto s administration, constitution had never been amended. suharto refused countenance changes constitution , people s consultative assembly passed law in 1985 requiring national referendum constitution amendments.

after suharto s fall in 1998, people consultative assembly amended constitution 4 times in 1999, 2000, 2001 , 2002. important amendments include direct presidential election people (third amendment) , presidential office term unlimited 2 (first amendment), regulation of had made possibility suharto s administration held in office more 5 terms. after last amendment, people s representative council gained more power control executive branch, regional representatives council established, regional government recognised in section , expanded section civil rights among other changes. currently, constitution consists of 16 sections , 36 articles.

undang-undang

undang-undang or meaning laws can established people s representative council or dpr. executive branch (the president) can propose bill (indonesian: rancangan undang-undang or ruu) dpr. during process of establishing bill law, dpr create small task group discuss bill corresponding ministries. when joined agreement has been reached, president shall endorse bill law. however, if president refuses endorse bill has reached joined agreement, bill automatically in thirty days enacted law , promulgated such. when agreement cannot reached enact bill law, bill cannot proposed again during current term of legislative members.