Introduction

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05 June 2003

 by Siegfried Zöllner on behalf of the publishers

Background

After the fall of Suharto in May 1998, his successor President B.J. Habibie initiated a number of reforms to tackle the numerous problems of the world’s fourth most populous nation. One key element was the launching of a decentralisation programme, which President Habibie, as someone familiar with German federalism, considered as an important part of the restructuring process. With Law No. ... read more

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Popular Participation since the Special Autonomy Law for the Province of Papua came into effect

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05.06.2003

by Simon Patrice Morin

Since the Law on Special Autonomy for the Province of Papua, Law No. 21/2001 came into effect on January 1, 2002, its acceptance by both the Papuan people and Indonesian Government officials as a solution to the long-standing conflict between Jakarta and Papua has been far from convincing. It is never an easy task to gain support for a new idea. To obtain popular support and hence ... read more

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Documentation of relevant legal provisions on Papua’s Special Autonomy

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05 June 2003

Selected relevant provisions from the Broad Outlines of State Policy (GBHN) 1999-2004, the Law No. 21/2001 on Special Autonomy for the Province of Papua, the Law No. 45/1999 on the on the Establishment of the Province of Central Irian Jaya, the Province of West Irian Jaya etc. and the Presidential Instruction No. 1/2003 on the Acceleration of the Implementation of Law No. 45/1999

Content

 
I. Relevant Provisions from ... read more

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(Deutsch) Trennung von Amt und Mandat: Wahlkampf in Indonesien

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(Bahasa Indonesia) Pemilihan Presiden RI Tahun 2004

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(Bahasa Indonesia) Pemilu 2004

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(Deutsch) Pressespiegel indonesische Streitkräfte

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(Deutsch) Pressespiegel indonesische Streitkräfte

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(Deutsch) Offener Brief zum Thema doppelte Staatsangehörigkeit

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