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Dimensions of ASEAN Cooperation in Health Development of Southeast Asia
No full textWith respect to the conditions of the health sector of Southeast Asian countries, according to the WHO, Southeast Asia was a region accounting for nearly a third of maternal and child mortality globally. This region was also an epidemic area of the HIV/AIDS. Dengue Fever (DF) was also of concern to ASEAN health officials because the number of cases remained high. Through the Yogyakarta Declaration, signed on April 2002, Health Ministers of ASEAN countries declared HEALTHY ASEAN 2020. With this vision, ASEAN was about to make the Southeast Asian region as a center for health development in 2020 and to entirely ensure the creation of a physically and mentally healthy ASEAN community, living in harmony in an environment of safe Southeast Asia region.Today, 9 years after declared, an even distribution of health development in ASEAN region showed limited progress; instead, disparity was created. On the one hand, there were countries with highly dynamic level of health development; but, on the other hand, there were countries that were sluggish. On scrutiny, the problems were not overly different, the patterns of disease were also almost the same; but, why one country could be better in the handling compared to other Southeast Asian countries. In an effort to cultural binding and with respect to the economic growth gap among ASEAN member countries, the ASEAN Charter could be maximized as a bridge and inspiration to improve solidity and commitment to assist one another and to work together, not to be individualistic, but to be more open and mutually respectful and feel as part of the real ASEAN community (awareness on ASEAN)
Kerjasama ASEAN dalam Upaya Nasional Menuju Peran ASEAN Untuk Memerangi Terorisme Melalui Pemberantasan Pencucian Uang dan Penyelundupan Senjata
Get PDFUndang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 12 Tahun 2005 tentang Pengesahan International Covenant on Civil and Politica Rights/ICCPR (Kovenan Internasional tentang Hak-Hak Sipil dan Politik)
Get PDFIndonesia finally decided to become a Party to the ICCPR through Act No. 12 of 2005. It then entails Indonesian treaty-obligation to enforce the Covenant and submit report to the Human Rights Committee. By becoming party to the ICCPR, Indonesia re-affirmed its commitment to the protection of human rights, especially civil and political rights. Many of the provisions of the Covenant are similar to the provisions of Indonesian laws and Constitution. However, ther is another issue that remains to be considered which is issue concerning death penalty. Even though ICCPR does not prohibit death penalty, the recent development on the execution of death penalty in Indonesia has raised this issue to the surface once again
Proses Pemilu di Indonesia dari Sudut Pandang Pemantau Asing
Get PDFIndonesian general election 2004 is the second general election after the fall of Suharto's regime. There have been revolutionary changes on Indonesian general election law and system compare to Indonesian general election that took place during the New Order Regime. Indonesian general election 2004 got very large attention from around the world. Other state were willing to assist in election by providing international observers to closely look at the fairness, impartial process of election have been well achieved. Observation on general election means gather information on the process of election and give opinions based on information on the process of election and give opinion based on information which gathered by people that do not have any authority to intervene on the process. In contrast, Pengawas Pemilu (Indonesian General Election Observer) as a formal body which takes part on general election process has duties to observe, take reports, carry on the reports and settle any disputes. Therefore, Pengawas Pemilu has different functions and authorities compare to others. However, as long as people still do not have any confidence on the process regarding the fairness and neutrality of the general election committee, the role of general election observers is still very important
Statement on the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea in Caracas, July 15th 1974
No full textIndonesia as one of the countries, which is trying to struggle for archipelagic State conception to be accept in universal scope after bilateral and regional lobbies. Archipelagic State conception has already existed since nineteen twentieth and Indonesia wants to make this conception being a part of positive law of international law of the Sea. Prof. Mochtar Kusumaatmadja as a leader of the Indonesian delegation to the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea in Caracas, make this paper to describe Indonesia and other countries effort in the Conference to put the law status of archipelagic State into a convention about International Law of the Sea
Whether “Military” and “Peaceful” Are Synonymous in Light of the Outer Space Treaty
No full textConsidering the potential for the use and exploration of outer space, it was essential that there existed a regulatory mechanism to control the activities of man in outer space. The Outer Space Treaty, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the “OST”), aimed at extending the principles of international law, especially the laws with respect to the use of weapons, into outer space. The author, in the course of this paper will take into consideration certain significant issues pertaining to the use of outer space for military purposes, primarily in light of the OST and certain United Nations General Assembly Resolutions. This paper focuses on the thin line separating peaceful and military purposes and the unfortunate militarisation of outer space due to the gaping loop hole in the Treaty. The paper also intends to evaluate whether the existing legal framework still leaves outer space inefficiently regulated and open to use for purposes that are peaceful, yet military. The author would like to suggest certain amendments to the existing OST that might achieve the objectives of the enactment
