The Constitution of Indonesia: A Contextual Analysis

by Simon Butt and Timothy Lindsey

For decades, Indonesia's 1945 Constitution, the second shortest in the modern world, was used as an apologia by successive authoritarian regimes. A bare-bones text originally intended as a temporary measure, it did little beyond establish basic state organs, including a powerful presidency. It did not offer citizens real guarantees or protections. These weaknesses were ruthlessly exploited by the military-backed regime that President Soeharto headed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849460183
• ISBN13: 9781849460187
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"