Source : www.familycourt.gov.au

The Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, the Hon Diana Bryant, hosted an annual working meeting in Melbourne today with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia, the Hon Dr Harifin A.  Tumpa SH MH, and the Hon Patrick Keane, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia.

The three Chief Justices signed an Annex to the 2008 Memorandum of Understanding on judicial cooperation between the three courts that sets out areas of judicial engagement over the next 12 months. The areas to be addressed over the next 12 months include judicial transparency, affordable and accessible court services for poor and marginalised groups, case management reform as well as Leadership and Change Management in a judicial reform context.

Chief Justice Diana Bryant said, “The Family Court of Australia has been honoured to work with the Indonesian courts and the Court is pleased to welcome our Indonesian colleagues to Australia again. It is an occasion through which all three courts are able to deepen our mutual understanding of each others judicial reform programmes. Many of the judicial reform issues faced by our Indonesian colleagues are the same as those faced in Australia.

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Court Chiefs Extend a Helping Hand to Indonesia

As far as export success stories go, the Australian legal system is hard to beat

Source : www.theaustralian.com.au

Judges and court officials have been particularly adept at developing goodwill across Asia and the Pacific since the late 1970s, with the latest example on show in Melbourne yesterday.

The Family Court and Federal Court signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian Supreme Court, the third such document since 2004.

Federal Court Chief Justice Patrick Keane says the agreement was a "world first and a model for future collaboration between courts operating in different countries", while the head of the Indonesian Supreme Court, Dr Harifin Tumpa, says they "have become like thinking partners".

Along the way, the Family Court Chief Justice Diana Bryant has made an appearance as Miss July in a courts calendar and helped form a Geelong supporters club.

The first agreement focused on building a website from scratch for the Religious Courts, improving communications and giving some tips on case management.
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Djazimah Muqoddas:
The First Religious Court’s Woman Judge Holding Doctorate Degree

Djazimah Muqoddas (on scarf) holds doctorate degree on Islamic Law from the Bandung State Islamic University.

Jakarta | badilag.net/english

A high judge at Jakarta High Religious Court, Hj. Djazimah Muqoddas, successfully defended her dissertation before 10 examiners at postgraduate school, The State Islamic University ‘Sunan Gunung Djati’ Bandung last Saturday (18/9). Her dissertation titled “Religious Court Woman Judges (Comparative Study on Legal Existence of Woman Judges in the Views of Fuqaha and Positive Laws in Islamic Countries) brought her to pass the doctorate degree with Cum Laude (very satisfying).

In the end of the doctorate examination program, chairman of the session which is also rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Nanat Fatah Nasir, MS, declared Djazimah Muqoddas as the 39^th doctor and the 16^th doctor on Islamic Law from the SGD State Islamic University. Djazimah is also the first woman judge that holds doctorate program from this university.

A number of Supreme Court’s officials were seen attending this ceremony, such as Justice Rifyal Ka’bah, Justice Habiburrahman, Justice Hamdan, Justice Mukhtar Zamzami, DG of Badilag Wahyu Widiana, Secretary to DG of Badilag Farid Ismail, Chief Judge of PTA Jakarta Khalilurrahman and others.

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Supreme Court Issues Circular Letter on Legal Aid Guidelines

Jakarta | badilag.net/english

Guidelines of legal aid for poor and disabled people have eventually been issued. Chief Justice Harifin A. Tumpa on 30 August 2010 signed a Circular Letter (SEMA) No. 10/2010 on Guidelines for Legal Aid. These guidelines are to be applied at general courts, religious courts and state administrative courts.

The SEMA which is addressed to Chief Judges of general courts, religious courts and state administrative courts contains three points. First, the procedures and mechanisms for granting legal aid in criminal and civil cases at general courts. Second, the procedures and mechanisms to provide legal aid in civil and jinayat (specific criminal) cases at religious courts. And third, the procedures and mechanisms for granting legal aids in cases heard by state administrative courts.

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