Law and Religion in Indonesia: The Constitutional Court and the Blasphemy Law

Abstract:     
A growing number of religious minorities have been prosecuted for the criminal offence of ‘insulting a religion’ in Indonesia. This article examines the case for judicial review of the Blasphemy Law in Indonesian Constitutional Court in order to explore how the relationship between law and religion, particularly Islam, has been debated, negotiated and articulated in democratic Indonesia

Keywords: law, religion, Indonesia, Constitutional Court, blasphemy

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