Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 21:19:05 GMT Server: NCSA/1.5.2 Last-modified: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 15:46:28 GMT Content-type: text/html Content-length: 2951 Indonesia Legal System





Indonesian Legal System



Background
The existing legal system in Indonesia. is a mixture of' traditional customary law (adat), Islamic law (syariah), old Dutch laws, and modern legislation enacted \nice independence. Although the enactment of legislation is the responsibility of the DPR, in practice most of the regulations which implement laws are created by the relevant government departments. In addition, the President frequently exercises his power to issue Presidential decrees and instructions which effectively operate as law.
Consequently, many laws are implemented by government decree and administrative policy. Therefore, it is prudent to refer to ministerial decisions and instructions and to consult with relevant government officials to obtain advice on and explanations of the relevant policies and laws on a particular matter.
Compared with the nation's economic growth, the development of the legal system has been relatively slow. In the current Five Year Plan, however, the government is focusing more attention to the development of the legal infrastructures. One of the milestones is the passing a new company law in March 1995 to replace the current company law provisions which an found in the 1847 Dutch-based Commercial Code, among the more important changes are the provisions which seek to impose stricter responsibility on company officers and protect the rights of' minority shareholders. The new company law is to come into force in March 1996.



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