Wahiduddin Adams is a former justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. He and Aswanto were appointed to the court by the People's Representative Council in March 2014.[1] Prior to serving on the bench, Adams was the Director General of Legislation at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.[2][3][4]

Wahiduddin Adams
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Joko Widodo
Succeeded byArsul Sani
In office
21 March 2014 – 18 January 2024
Personal details
Born (1954-01-17) 17 January 1954 (age 70)
Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Alma materSyarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta
OccupationJudge, Bureaucrat

During his tenure as Director General, he often represented the Government of Indonesia in cases of judicial review.[5] Adams has been notable for his position in support of gender-based affirmative action for membership in the People's Representative Council.[6] However, he was also among the minority judges who supported the criminalization of pre-marital sex and homosexuality in the Constitutional Court's decision in 2017.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Bonardo Wahono, Indonesian Election Dispute In the Hands of These Nine Judges. Wall Street Journal, 14 August 2014.
  2. ^ Fathan Qorib and Mahinda Arkyasa, Draft Revision of Criminal Code and Procedures Moves Forward to House, 27 December 2012. Accessed 15 September 2016. HukumOnline English.
  3. ^ Indonesia may outlaw unmarried sex with jail threatened for offenders, 21 March 2013. Accessed 15 September 2016. News.com.au.
  4. ^ Ahmady, Eagerly anticipating the Aceh truth commission, 18 December 2013. Accessed 15 September 2016. Jakarta Post.
  5. ^ Ina Parlina, Constitutional Court justice race '€˜a test'€™ for House, 24 February 2014. Accessed 15 September 2016. Jakarta Post.
  6. ^ Court upholds MD3 Law, rejects PDI-P'€™s judicial review request, 30 September 2014. Accessed 15 September 2016. Jakarta Post.
  7. ^ Butt, Simon (2 September 2018). "Religious conservatism, Islamic criminal law and the judiciary in Indonesia: a tale of three courts". The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. 50 (3): 410–412. doi:10.1080/07329113.2018.1532025. hdl:2123/29626.