Blog of the International Journal of Constitutional Law

Tag: Universal Justice Network

  • Indonesian Constitutional Court Reconsiders Blasphemy Law

    –Dr. Melissa Crouch, Postdoctoral Fellow, Law Faculty, National University of Singapore In 2012, a new case challenging the constitutionality of Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law was lodged with the Constitutional Court.[1] Since Indonesia’s transition to democracy, over 150 individuals from minority religious groups have been convicted of blasphemy.