FH UGM Hosts the International 1st Conference on Socio-Legal Studies
The Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FH UGM), in collaboration with Leiden University, the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney, and KITLV through the Indonesia, Australia, and the Netherlands Community (IANC) on Socio-Legal Studies, hosted an international conference entitled “Legal Reform in Indonesia: Towards Justice.” The socio-legal approach is increasingly important for gaining a more comprehensive understanding of law and the various social contexts surrounding it. It also encourages communities to critically examine state legal norms that may potentially violate citizens’ rights and provides substantive input for Indonesia’s ongoing legal reform agenda.
Held on 6–7 September 2017, the conference featured five panels: Land and Environmental Law, Criminal Law, Anti-Corruption Law, Islamic Law, and Constitutional Law. Following a rigorous selection process, 33 papers were selected for presentation. Participants included invited speakers and researchers selected through the call for papers. Speakers included Prof. Tim Lindsey (University of Melbourne), Prof. Sulistyowati Irianto (Universitas Indonesia), Todung Mulya Lubis, Dr. Laode Muhammad Syarif (Corruption Eradication Commission), Prof. Simon Butt (University of Sydney), Prof. Adriaan Bedner (Leiden University), Prof. Maria S.W. Soemardjono, and Dr. Zainal Arifin Mochtar (Universitas Gadjah Mada).
The conference marked the first international conference organized by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada, focusing on the socio-legal approach. It also reaffirmed FH UGM’s commitment to actively contributing to the development of socio-legal studies and fostering a growing community of socio-legal scholars and practitioners in Indonesia.
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Photography: Agung-XTa
Reporter: Laurensia Andrini
