Islam, Blasphemy, and Human Rights in Indonesia: The Trial of Ahok

by Daniel Peterson

Book Overview

Using the high-profile 2017 blasphemy trial of the former governor of Jakarta, Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama, as its sole case study, this book assesses whether Indonesia's liberal democratic human rights legal regime can withstand the rise of growing Islamist majoritarian sentiment.

Specifically, this book analyses whether a 2010 decision of Indonesia's Constitutional Court has rendered the liberal democratic human rights guarantees contained...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032400838
• ISBN13: 9781032400839
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"