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About Pan Mohamad Faiz, S.H., M.C.L., Ph.D.

Pan Mohamad Faiz was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. He earned his PhD on Constitutional Law at the TC Beirne School of Law, the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Faiz has been working as a Researcher, Judicial Assistant and Speechwriter at the Indonesian Constitutional Court since 2005. He has a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Indonesia and Master of Comparative Laws degree, concentrating in comparative constitutional law, from the University of Delhi where he was fully supported by ICCR Scholarship. He has been invited to be a guest lecturer on constitutional law at the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia and other Indonesian legal institutions since 2008. He was the Executive Secretary of the Expert Council of Indonesian Legal Scholars Association (ISHI) and a Legal Researcher at the Institute of Indonesian Law and Governance Development (IILGD) and at the Legal Center for Law and Information (The CeLI). In 2012 he became a Research Scholar at the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law (CPICL) and commenced his PhD at TC Beirne School of Law, the University of Queensland. Early 2012 the U.S. Department of State awarded Faiz a premier professional exchange program known as the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for his outstanding achievement and contribution. Despite his achievement in academic area, Pan Mohamad Faiz is well known as a student activist both in national and international level. He was the President of Student Senate at Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia (2004-2005) and the President of Indonesian Student Association in India/PPI-India (2007-2008). He is also one of the founders of “Forum Lintas Generasi (FLG, Depok), Overseas Indonesian Students Association Alliance (OISAA, Sydney), and Institute of Indonesian Law and Governance Development (IILGD, Jakarta). Faiz also served as National President of Indonesian Students Association of Australia (PPI Australia) and Coordinator of Overseas Indonesian Students Association Alliance (PPI se-Dunia).

Musharraf dan Mahkamah Agung Boneka

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RESPONS MAHKAMAH AGUNG TERHADAP
KEADAAN DARURAT DI PAKISTAN
Keadaan darurat (state of emergency) yang dideklarasikan oleh Jenderal Pervez Musharraf di Pakistan baru-baru ini dapatlah dikatakan sebagai keadaan darurat yang teraneh yang pernah terjadi dalam katalog kepemimpinan otoriter.Di salah satu bagian teks resmi deklarasi tersebut, Musharraf mengeluhkan bahwa beberapa anggota kekuasaan kehakiman telah bekerja berlawanan dengan tujuan dari fungsi kekuasaan eksekutif dan legislatif dan meningkatnya intervensi kekuasaan kehakiman terhadap berbagai kebijakan pemerintah. Musharraf juga mengeluhkan keluarnya putusan Mahkamah Agung yang membatalkan keputusannya tentang pemberhentian Ketua Mahkamah Agung Pakistan, Ifthikar Chaudhary.

Terhadap alasan-alasan tersebut, sepertinya kita tidak perlu memutar analisa politik yang rumit guna menyimpulkan bahwa salah satu intensi sesungguhnya atas keadaan darurat yang diterapkan oleh Musharraf adalah untuk menjinakkan Mahkamah Agung Pakistan. Sebab sesuai rencana, Mahkamah Agung akan mengumumkan keputusan hasil pemilihan Musharraf sebagai Presiden pada minggu yang akan datang. Tindakan-tindakan yang terjadi selama dijalankannya keadaan darurat hingga hari ini, semakin memberikan sinyal kuat atas adanya intensi terselubung tersebut. Continue reading →

Konstitusi dan Kitab Suci

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CONSTITUTION OR HOLY BOOK?
By: Pan Mohamad Faiz, New DelhiThis article was published on the Jakarta Post (01/11/07)

One of the important developments in our constitutional structure was the establishment of the Constitutional Court as a response to the demand for a strengthening of the checks and balances in the system of state administration.

The improvement in the constitutional situation post the amendment has been very fast. Recently, Indonesian society entered a new stage of constitutional practice as regards the fight for the basic right of freedom of religion.This basic right is clearly stated in Article 28B(1), Article 28I(1), and Article 29 of the Constitution, as well as in international human rights instruments, particularly Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

Until today, the main problems regarding the protection of freedom of religion have never entered the arena of constitutional review. The Constitutional Court’s decision No. 12/PUU-V/2007 on the Marriage Law, especially the articles on polygamy, has opened the gate to constitutional activism for the protection of freedom of religion as a fundamental right of every Indonesian citizen.

A constitution as the supreme law of the land sets out the basic structure of the governmental system in every nation. The constitution of every country, however, has different characteristics that can influence the form of the state. As regards the freedom of religion, we often hear about the different concepts of a religious state, secular state and other types of state.

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Indonesia, Constitution and Holy Book

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CONSTITUTION OR HOLY BOOK?
By: Pan Mohamad Faiz, New Delhi

One of the important developments in our constitutional structure was the establishment of the Constitutional Court as a response to the demand for a strengthening of the checks and balances in the system of state administration.The improvement in the constitutional situation post the amendment has been very fast. Recently, Indonesian society entered a new stage of constitutional practice as regards the fight for the basic right of freedom of religion.

This basic right is clearly stated in Article 28B(1), Article 28I(1), and Article 29 of the Constitution, as well as in international human rights instruments, particularly Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).Until today, the main problems regarding the protection of freedom of religion have never entered the arena of constitutional review. The Constitutional Court’s decision No. 12/PUU-V/2007 on the Marriage Law, especially the articles on polygamy, has opened the gate to constitutional activism for the protection of freedom of religion as a fundamental right of every Indonesian citizen.

A constitution as the supreme law of the land sets out the basic structure of the governmental system in every nation. The constitution of every country, however, has different characteristics that can influence the form of the state. As regards the freedom of religion, we often hear about the different concepts of a religious state, secular state and other types of state. Continue reading →

UUD 1945 dan Hukuman Mati

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TAFSIR MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI:
HUKUMAN MATI TIDAK BERTENTANGAN DENGAN UUD 1945


Tafsir UUD 1945 oleh Mahkamah Konstusi terkait dengan konstitusionalitas “Hukuman Mati” yang telah ditunggu lama akhirnya tiba juga. Berikut merupakan kutipan berita resmi yang diturunkan oleh Mahkamah dari ruang persidangan sesaat setelah palu Majelis diketukkan sebagai tanda diputusnya perkara dengan sifat final dan binding.

Ketentuan Pasal 80 ayat (1) huruf a, ayat (2) huruf a, ayat (3) huruf a; Pasal 81 ayat (3) huruf a; Pasal 82 ayat (1) huruf a, ayat (2) huruf a, dan ayat (3) huruf a UU Narkotika, sepanjang mengenai ancaman pidana mati, tidak bertentangan dengan Pasal 28A dan Pasal 28I ayat (1) UUD 1945.Hal tersebut dinyatakan Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) dalam sidang pembacaan putusan permohonan pengujian UU No. 22 Tahun 1997 tentang Narkotika (UU Narkotika) yang diajukan para Pemohon perkara 2/PUU-V/2007 (Edith Yunita Sianturi, Rani Andriani, Myuran Sukumaran, Andrew Chan) dan Pemohon perkara 3/PUU-V/2007 (Scott Anthony Rush), Selasa (30/10) di Ruang Sidang MK. Para Pemohon yang sebagian merupakan warga negara asing yang telah dipidana mati tersebut merasa hak konstitusionalnya terlanggar dengan adanya ancaman pidana mati dalam UU Narkotika.

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