- Labor Movements and Unions
- International Labor and Employment Law
- Asian Studies and History
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies
- Comparative and International Law Studies
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- European and International Contract Law
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance
- Mining and Resource Management
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
- Data Analysis and Archiving
- Dispute Resolution and Class Actions
- Social Science and Policy Research
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia
- History of Computing Technologies
- Corporate Law and Human Rights
Monash University
2013-2024
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
2020
St George's, University of London
2016-2018
University of London
2015-2016
Universidad de Londres
2015-2016
SOAS University of London
2015-2016
University of Oxford
2014-2015
Institute for Legal Studies
2014
Australian Research Council
2012
Australian National University
2008
Abstract Indonesia enacted a controversial ‘Omnibus Law’ on Job Creation in late 2020, and its implementing regulations followed February 2021. This Law, particularly the labour cluster of amendments within it, has been linked to Indonesia's recent ‘democratic decline’ or ‘illiberal turn’. Many reduce worker protections with aim producing more flexible market. While it is these obvious favour employers’ interests that have attracted most attention, deeper analysis changes introduced by this...
The question of the extent to which "transplant" countries continue exhibit a particular style and substance company regulation that mimics their respective "origin" has become particularly salient since influential "legal origins" theory was proposed. This Article examines in detail long historical evolution law Indonesia from colonial period present. Inspired by approach Pistor et al. (2002), this research finds some effects ways Indonesian developed, but it also notes patterns change have...
Abstract Generally speaking there has been a relative dearth of serious scholarship focusing on the evolution Indian labour law in its economic, social, and political contexts. Such work as is tends to be constituted fragmented short journal articles notes, including those by economists industrial relations scholars. The present undertakes survey literature field, examining first various periods through which evolved up time, second extent system can seen have fulfilled two core objectives:...
On 5 October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesian National Legislature passed a very controversial 'Omnibus Law' on Job Creation. This legislation, with massive 1187 pages, was then signed by President Joko Widodo and came into effect 2 November 2020 is now officially known as Law no. 11/2020 Creation (Undang-Undang tentang Cipta Kerja).This Paper undertakes task of piecing together labour cluster amendments in Omnibus aims to explain analyse these changes context previous law.
This article is concerned with a pervasive gender stereotype within Indonesian society, that of janda, meaning both widows and divorcees. The term janda no neutral signifier marital status, but rather carries bundle pejorative meanings status presumed sexual availability to men. It bound up assumptions about the normality heterosexual marriage in Indonesia, many ways antithesis ideal ibu, virtuous wife mother. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted by each three authors, examines...
Abstract Indonesia boasts a lively influencer scene. These influencers promote various products and messages, including political to their followers for commercial gain, have been particularly active during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. Influencers in are potentially subject state regulation, via controversial Electronic Transactions Information Law (ITE Law) which criminalizes digital communications that “breach morality,” defame good name of another, or spread...
Two key terms permeate the work of Keebet von Benda-Beckmann (and her co-authors, especially Franz Benda-Beckmann) in discussions legal pluralism: ‘constellations’ and ‘entanglement’. These are both concerned with describing existence of, interrelationships between, plural orders. This article critically analyses these two terms, their usage implied meanings, compares them other alternative concepts employed elsewhere pluralism cognate literature. With reference to empirical evidence on...
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on employment and livelihoods in Indonesia. Understanding the implications for workers requires mapping combined interactions of existing labour law protections, new regulations social security measures. This all also needs to be understood context national regional government power-sharing, Indonesia’s large informal economy likely worsening compliance with formal protections during pandemic.
In some recent international literature on comparative law and economics, the Philippines has been misclassified as a civil family country. This paper provides corrective to this view by tracing foreign influences Philippine legal system whole, development of labor specifically, demonstrate that American common influence far outweighed Spanish heritage. However, is only part story, in post-colonial era, progressively reflected local political economic conditions many instances developed...
This paper proposes a new framework for the analysis of collective labour dispute resolution. It begins by explaining why dominant conceptual frameworks in IR and law scholarship are insufficient on their own to capture plurality regulatory sources that bear upon The authors then draw theoretical insights from studies presence interaction multiple orders, socio-legal resolution, propose enables investigation both formal informal aspects resolution interplay. disaggregates data collection...
Abstract This Article introduces the Worker Protection Index (WPI), a new measure for quantitative cross-national comparison of strength worker protection provided by law. After presenting an overview and critique existing labor regulation indices, outlines conceptual methodological innovations used in order to develop WPI. The WPI is wider scope than many other comparable indices arguably more sensitive variance systems around world. We then briefly present some initial coding results...
Generally speaking there has been a relative dearth of serious scholarship focussing on the evolution Indian labour law in its economic, social and political contexts. Such work as is tends to be constituted fragmented short journal articles notes, including those by economists industrial relations scholars. The present undertakes survey literature field, examining first various periods through which evolved up time, secondly extent system can seen have fulfilled two core objectives:...
Abstract This paper examines the potential use and limits of Zweigert Kötz's classical functional approach in comparative law for an empirical socio-legal research project. The project involves a comparison formal labour laws informal norms institutions which regulate restaurant work cities Melbourne, Australia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. argues that is necessary but incomplete method overcoming many issues comparability between two sites; requires both extension its analytical steps explicit...