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Indonesian students examine Australian law

Indonesian staff and students visit Casuarina campus. From left: UGM student Muhammad Luthfiyanto, law lecturer Professor Mailinda Eka Yuniza, and students Hanggana Rasas P.T. and Lulu Fitriani
Indonesian staff and students visit Casuarina campus. From left: UGM student Muhammad Luthfiyanto, law lecturer Professor Mailinda Eka Yuniza, and students Hanggana Rasas P.T. and Lulu Fitriani

Indonesian students have gained an insight into Australian law through a program run with Charles Darwin University.

CDU School of Law staff hosted 29 law students and three staff members from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) at Casuarina campus earlier this month.

The students learned about areas of Australian law, including refugee, migration, constitutional, statuary interpretation and criminal law.

CDU law lecturer Danial Kelly said the program invited students to compare Australian and Indonesian laws.

“The program has offered students excellent opportunities to gain greater awareness about how the law works in different countries,” Dr Kelly said.

“It also enables them to obtain an international perspective on how the law operates.”

Darwin’s Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia hosted a reception for the UGM visitors. Consul Andre Omer Siregar acknowledged the cooperation between the two universities.

Up to 10 CDU students attended a similar program at UGM in December last year, as part of the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan.

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