Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Indonesia)

Republic of Indonesia
Ministry of Law and Human Rights
	Kementerian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia
Ministry overview
Formed	19 August 1945
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 6-7; Jakarta Selatan 12940; Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible	Yasonna Laoly, Minister of Law and Human Rights;
Website	www.kemenkumham.go.id

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights is an Indonesian ministry that administers laws and human rights. It is responsible to the president, and is led by the Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Laoly, since 27 October 2014. The first minister was Soepomo.

History

Nomenclature

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights was established 19 August 1945 as the Department of Justice (Indonesian: Departemen Kehakiman).[1] The preceding agency in the Dutch Colonial Era was Dutch: Departemen Van Justitie, based on Herdeland Yudie Staatblad No. 576. In 2001-2004, this ministry was known as the Department of Law and Legislation (Indonesian: Departemen Hukum dan Perundang-undangan). In 2004-2009, this ministry was known as the Department of Law and Human Rights (Indonesian: Departemen Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia). Since 2009, it has been known as Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Indonesian: Kementerian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia).[2]

Responsibility

The Department of Justice, as of 1945, was responsible in matters of court, jail, and attorneys. Its responsibilities were expanded to include the Attorney and Topography Agency in 1945. However, the Topography Agency was transferred to the Department of Defense in 1946. The creation of the Department of Religious Affairs resulted in transferring the Islamic High Court (Indonesian: Mahkamah Islam Tinggi) to a new department on 3 January 1946. Since 22 July 1960, the office Attorney General is elevated into a position that equal to a Department because of Minister of Justice Attorney Investigation. Thus, Attorney is independent to Minister of Justice since then. Transfer of General Court (Indonesian: Peradilan Umum) and State Administration Court (Indonesian: Pengadilan Tata Usaha Negara) to Supreme Court (Indonesian: Mahkamah Agung) is started from 1999 and finished on 31 March 1999. Thus, the Ministry has different responsibility.[1][2]

Organisation

Based on Peraturan Presiden No. 44 Tahun 2015,[3] Ministry of Law and Human Rights is organized into the following:

Office of the Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (in sede vacante)
Secretariat General of Justice
Directorate General of Legislation
Directorate General of Legal Administrative Affairs
Directorate General of Correctional Affairs
Directorate General of Immigration
Directorate General of Intellectual Properties
Inspectorate General of Justice
Agency of National Law Development
Agency of Research and Development
Agency of Human Resource Development
Special Advisor to the Minister on Politics and Security Affairs
Special Advisor to the Minister on Economics Affairs
Special Advisor to the Minister on Social Affairs
Special Advisor to the Minister on Inter-agency Relation
Special Advisor to the Minister on for Bureaucratic Reform Reinforcement

References

"PPID Kementerian Hukum dan Ham: Sejarah". Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
Sejarah Singkat Departemen Hukum Dan Hak Asasi Manusia
Peraturan Presiden No. 44 Tahun 2015(Indonesian)