Another look at the Jakarta Charter controversy of 1945

dc.contributor.author	Elson, R.E.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-11-10T14:34:43Z
dc.date.available	2017-11-10T14:34:43Z
dc.date.issued	2009-10
dc.description	Page range: 105-130
dc.description.abstract	This article retraces the history of the drafting of the Jakarta Charter, the proposed preamble to Indonesia’s constitution, in June 1945, the debates surrounding its significance, and the August 18, 1945, pruning of its seven words stipulating that all Muslims should observe Islamic law. It argues that later controversies concerning the removal of the seven words have seriously misunderstood the nature of the Charter and of the fraught politics surrounding its development and, moreover, that Hatta's actions in securing key amendments to the draft constitution were themselves panicked, unnecessary, and even counter-productive.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/54483
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Cornell University Southeast Asia Program
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Indonesia
dc.title	Another look at the Jakarta Charter controversy of 1945
dc.type	article
schema.issueNumber	Vol. 88

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