General Secretariat and Registrar of the Constitutional Court in collaboration with Forum Konstitusi (Constitution Forum) held “Lomba Debat Konstitusi” (a Debate Competition on Constitution), Tuesday to Thursday (16-18/12) at the Constitutional Court Building. This competition was a part of the events in Pekan Konstitusi (Constitution Week) held from Dec. 16 until Dec. 23, 2008 to commemorate a decade of constitutional reform in Indonesia.

In the competition, 24 contestants from universities all over Indonesia were struggling to win the Chief Justice Trophy. Several themes to be debated among others were “Death Penalty in Indonesia“, “Eradication of Parliament s Rights on Survey and Interpelation“, “30 percent quota for Female Legislator Candidate“, “Implementation of Jinayah (Islamic Criminal Law) in Indonesia“, and the “admittance of Gay and Lesbian Rights in Indonesia“. Several famous figures participated as the Board of Adjudicators, among others, Teten Masduki from Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), Special Staff to President in Legal Affairs, Denny Indrayana, and Hasrul Halili from Indonesia Moot Court Monitoring (IMCM).

According to the schedule, the Final Round for the Competition would be held in the Constitutional Court Main Room, Thursday (18/12). At the same day, the Court would also officially launch the operation of video conference technology as a long distant court facility by the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Moh.Mahfud MD. (Kencana Suluh Hikmah)
 
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Translated By Yogi Djatnika / MK