eprintid: 57530
rev_number: 12
eprint_status: archive
userid: 12253
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datestamp: 2023-03-29 15:22:34
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type: article
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creators_name: Zainal Abidin Bagir, -
creators_name: Asfinawati, -
creators_name: Suhadi, -
creators_name: Renata Arianingtyas, -
title: Limitations to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Indonesia: Norms and Practices
ispublished: pub
subjects: agama200
divisions: artkl
full_text_status: public
keywords: Indonesia – freedom of religion or belief – limitation clauses – religious values –
definition of religion – Constitutional Court
abstract: The landscape of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in Indonesia has been shaped
by two elements: first, the progressive adoption of human rights in the new laws and
amended constitution, as a result of the democratization which started in 1998; second,
the old governance of religion which acknowledges limited religious pluralism and
emphasizes harmony over freedom. A striking feature resulting from this combination
is the addition of “religious values” as a ground of FoRB limitation in the new chapter
on human rights in the amended Constitution, which otherwise draws its inspiration
from the ICCPR and other international human rights covenants. Indonesian “public
order” and “public morals” are understood to consist of, among other things, respect
and protection of religious values. While the emphasis on religious values and public
order produces most restrictions, when it comes to limitations to FoRB on grounds of
public health, the government seems reluctant to impose necessary restrictions.
date: 2020
publication: Religion and Human Rights
volume: 15
publisher: Brill - Nijhoff
pagerange: 39-56
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Zainal Abidin Bagir, - and Asfinawati, - and Suhadi, - and Renata Arianingtyas, -  (2020) Limitations to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Indonesia: Norms and Practices.  Religion and Human Rights, 15.  pp. 39-56.      
document_url: https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/57530/1/Limitations%20to%20Freedom%20of%20Religion%20or%20Belief%20in.pdf
document_url: https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/57530/2/surat-surat-pernyataan1680102548.pdf