This authoritative new work sets out the key tenets of the principles and process of criminal law in Indonesia. Focusing on substantive criminal law, starting from its definition, history, principles, and interpretation, it goes on to explore a criminal offence and its elements, criminal fault and liability, causation, and other issues. The author is a leading scholar, experienced both in practice and teaching in the field. Comparative criminal lawyers will welcome this important new work.

1. A Brief Overview of Indonesian Criminal LawI. DefinitionII. Substantive Criminal Law and Law on Criminal ProcedureIII. Functions of Criminal LawIV. Types of Criminal Law: General and Special Criminal Law, National and Local Criminal LawV. Criminal Law as Ultimum Remedium2. The History of Criminal Law in IndonesiaI. Prior to Western ColonisationII. During the Colonial Period (Dutch, English, and Japanese)III. The Years of 1945-1958IV. 1958 to PresentV. The New Criminal Code (Law No 1 of 2023)3. Sources of Criminal Law in IndonesiaI. DefinitionII. Criminal CodeIII. Special Criminal LawIV. Administrative Law with Criminal Provisions4. Scope of Application of Criminal LawI. The Legality PrincipleII. Legality in Article 1 of the Criminal Code, 1945 Constitution, Human Rights Law, and New Criminal Code BillIII. Articles 2 to 9 of the Criminal CodeIV. Scope of Application of Criminal Law in the New Criminal Code5. Criminal OffencesI. DefinitionII. Types of Criminal OffenceIII. Elements of a Criminal OffenceIV. CausalityV. Criminal Offences in the New Criminal Code6. Culpability and Criminal LiabilityI. DefinitionII. Categories of CulpabilityIII. Criminal LiabilityIV. Criminal Liability and CompetencyV. Culpability and Criminal Liability in the New Criminal Code7. Justificatory DefencesI. DefinitionII. Noodtoestand/Necessity (Article 48 of the Criminal Code)III. Self-Defence (Article 49 (1) of the Criminal Code)IV. Acting on the Basis of a Statutory Provision (Article 50 of the Criminal Code)V. Acting on the Basis of an Official Order (Article 51 (1) of the Criminal Code)VI. Justificatory Defence in the New Criminal Code8. Excusatory DefencesI. Insanity (Incompetency)II. DuressIII. Excessive Self-DefenceIV. Acting on an Unauthorised Official Order, but in Good FaithV. Excusatory Defences in the New Criminal Code9. AttemptsI. DefinitionII. Attempt Requirements in Article 53 of the Criminal CodeIII. Types of AttemptsIV. Attempts in the New Criminal Code10. ParticipationI. DefinitionII. Participation in Articles 55 and 56 of the Criminal CodeIII. Plegen and Dader (Direct Perpetration)IV. Doen PlegenV. Medeplegen (Co-perpetratorship)VI. Uitlokking (Abetting)VII. Assisting in Committing a Criminal ActVIII. 'Participation' in the New Criminal Code11. SentencingI. DefinitionII. The Philosophy of PunishmentIII. Types of PunishmentIV. Purpose and Types of Punishment in the New Criminal CodeV. Increases and Reductions of SentencesVI. Concurrence of Criminal Offences in the Criminal CodeVII. Concurrence of Criminal Offences in the New Criminal Code