The Indonesian Blasphemy Case
Affirming the Legality of the Blasphemy Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23028368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Crouch (The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 514-518 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Journal of Law and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2047-0770 • E-ISSN: 2047-0789 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ojlr/rws025 |
| OpenAlex | W2159367358 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The issue of whether a state should criminalize speech or behaviour that amounts to blasphemy or defamation of a religion remains an ongoing debate in many countries. While some countries still retain a blasphemy law that is primarily for the protection of Christianity, other countries have abolished the blasphemy law in favour of defamation law or religious vilification law that protects all religions. This case commentary explores the seminal case1 brought to the Indonesian Constitutional Court for judicial review of the Blasphemy Law (‘Blasphemy Case’).2 Although it was handed down in 2010, this case has not yet been reported in the form of a case note in any English-language law journal. This is despite the fact that it remains of ongoing relevance to current public discourse on law and religion in Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy and the largest majority-Muslim country in the world. Reform of the...
Blasphemy · Democracy · Indonesian · Political science · Politics · Principle of legality · Asian Studies and History · Gender and Women's Rights · Law · Legal Studies and Policies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |