On 20-21 November 2014 the Working Group Indonesia of the Dutch Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law organizes the first Indonesia Netherlands Legal Update in The Hague. The Update will bring together a selected number of Indonesian and Dutch researchers, practitioners and policymakers interested in legal cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands. It will offer a platform for discussion of important legal developments in both Indonesia and the Netherlands. This will help strengthen the current and future bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands in the fields of security and rule of law, as well as assist in identifying priorities for future legal cooperation and/or applied research. The Update shall give special attention to, but is not limited to, developments related to ‘Access to Justice’, ‘Legal Education’ and ‘Institutional Reform’.

For many years Indonesian and Dutch legal institutes, researchers, and practitioners have collaborated in programmes of research, technical assistance and bilateral exchange concerning Indonesia’s legal system. These programmes have contributed to rule of law promotion and capacity development, as well as generated important insights into the functioning of Indonesia’s legal system. The Update seeks to build on this foundation and further expand and deepen the cooperation.

The Update is organized by the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance, and Development, Leiden Law School, on behalf of the Working Group Indonesia and supported by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta and the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law.

The working group ‘Indonesia – Justice and Development’ is a networking group under the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law, initiated by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This Dutch network focuses on the exchange of knowledge and experiences regarding legal co-operation between Indonesia and the Netherlands and relevant current developments in the legal and security sector in Indonesia.

For further information please contact Mr. Dennis Janssen: Vollenhoven@law.leidenuniv.nl