Daniel Peterson

Islam, Blasphemy, and Human Rights in Indonesia

The Trial of Ahok

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using the high-profile 2017 blasphemy trial of the former governor of Jakarta, Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama as its sole case study, this book assesses whether Indonesia's liberal democratic human rights legal regime can withstand the rise of growing Islamist majoritarian sentiment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781032400839
• ISBN-10: 1032400838
• Artikelnr.: 69899405

Autorenporträt

Daniel Peterson is a qualified lawyer and an Associate of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society (CILIS) at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

A note on translations and names
Statement of appreciation
1 Ahok and blasphemy - an introduction
2 Liberal democracy and human rights in Indonesia
3 Indonesian human rights discourse coalitions
4 From Pramuka to trial
5 A legal defence to blasphemy
6 The verdict
7 Legal literacy, fatwas, and the Majelis Ulama Indonesia
8 Ahok and blasphemy - findings
Bibliography
Index