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Universal jurisdiction and global governance - 10 days ago
The International Criminal Court in The Hague(Image Source: Wikipedia)[This article was previously published in The Jakarta Post, November 26, 2009.]International law has risen to a new level where it is no longer a series of norms that nations agree to.. Topics: Human Rights, Jakarta Post, law, Philosophy, Politics

Charter for Compassion and hope - 20 days ago
Charterforcompassion.org[This article was previously published in The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2009.]On Nov. 12, the Charter for Compassion, a document promoting peace and tolerance, will be officiated and hopefully it will serve as an antidote to... Topics: Compassion, Gender Rights, Human Rights, Jakarta Post, Minority Rights, Philosophy

Verisimilitude, bullshit, and meaning - 25 days ago
[This article was previously published in The Jakarta Post on November 12, 2009.]Every single incident captured through the senses has at least one meaning, if not several. Meanings are both attached and given. As a writer, I give both concrete and... Topics: Intellectual, Jakarta Globe, Jakarta Post, Journalism, Philosophy, Writing

The stoning law, wan’ni, and sharia implementations - 34 days ago
[This article was previously published in The Jakarta Post on November 3, 2009.]Bylaws in Aceh for stoning adulterers to death and 100 lashes for premarital sex should be nullified as they are not merely against human rights and unconstitutional, but... Topics: America, Compassion, Economy, Gender Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Jakarta Globe, Jakarta Post, law, Minority Rights, Philosophy, Politics

[This article was previously published in The Jakarta Post on October 28, 2009 and with title "Success Story of Young Indonesians in the USA."]The Youth Pledge was declared on Oct. 28, 1928, where three ideals of Indonesia –one...
Topics: Economy, Indonesia, Intellectual, Jakarta Post, Leadership, Success
Topics: Economy, Indonesia, Intellectual, Jakarta Post, Leadership, Success





















