Wahiduddin Adams

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Wahiduddin Adams
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Joko Widodo
Succeeded byArsul Sani
In office
21 March 2014 – 18 January 2024
Personal details
Born (1954-01-17) 17 January 1954 (age 70)
Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Alma materSyarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta
OccupationJudge, Bureaucrat

Wahiduddin Adams is a former justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. He and Aswanto were appointed to the court by the People's Representative Council in March 2014.[1] Prior to serving on the bench, Adams was the Director General of Legislation at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.[2][3][4]

During his tenure as Director General, he often represented the Government of Indonesia in cases of judicial review.[5] Adams has been notable for his position in support of gender-based affirmative action for membership in the People's Representative Council.[6] However, he was also among the minority judges who supported the criminalization of pre-marital sex and homosexuality in the Constitutional Court's decision in 2017.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bonardo Wahono, Indonesian Election Dispute In the Hands of These Nine Judges. Wall Street Journal, 14 August 2014.
  2. ^ Fathan Qorib and Mahinda Arkyasa, Draft Revision of Criminal Code and Procedures Moves Forward to House, 27 December 2012. Accessed 15 September 2016. HukumOnline English.
  3. ^ Indonesia may outlaw unmarried sex with jail threatened for offenders, 21 March 2013. Accessed 15 September 2016. News.com.au.
  4. ^ Ahmady, Eagerly anticipating the Aceh truth commission, 18 December 2013. Accessed 15 September 2016. Jakarta Post.
  5. ^ Ina Parlina, Constitutional Court justice race '€˜a test'€™ for House, 24 February 2014. Accessed 15 September 2016. Jakarta Post.
  6. ^ Court upholds MD3 Law, rejects PDI-P'€™s judicial review request, 30 September 2014. Accessed 15 September 2016. Jakarta Post.
  7. ^ Butt, Simon (2 September 2018). "Religious conservatism, Islamic criminal law and the judiciary in Indonesia: a tale of three courts". The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. 50 (3): 410–412. doi:10.1080/07329113.2018.1532025. hdl:2123/29626.