MAPPING THE INDONESIAN COURT SYSTEM: Part Four, Chapter Three: Protecting Children and Human Rights

Last week’s special jurisdiction court discussion was on the Commercial Court system as part of the “Mapping the Indonesian Court System” Indonesian Law Digest (“ILD”) series.

This ILD will continue the discussion on the special jurisdiction courts, covering the Juvenile Court system (Peradilan Anak), and the Human Rights Court system (Peradilan Hak Asasi Manusia).

JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Currently, Indonesia’s juvenile justice system is regulated under two different pieces of legislation, Law No. 3 of 1997 on Juvenile Courts (“1997 Juvenile Law“) and Law No. 11 of 2012 on the Criminal Juvenile Justice System (“2012 Juvenile Law”). In the following discussion, the 1997 Juvenile Law and the 2012 Juvenile Law are jointly referred to as the “Juvenile Laws.”