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Geography

Indonesia

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Targets  11

About this geography

Political groups
G77, G20
Global climate risk index
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Share of global emissions

Legislative process

The Indonesian legal system is based on Roman-Dutch law, custom and Islamic law. The legislature is bicameral and comprises the House of People’s Representatives (DPR) and the House of Regional Representatives (DPD). The ensemble of DPR and DPD members forms a third representative body known as the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR). The DPR and the President jointly discuss and approve every Bill. Bills may come from the DPR, the President or the DPD. A wide range of legislation is produced from different sources and with different levels of authority, so there is a hierarchy of legislation, as follows: the 1945 Constitution; MPR Resolution; Law; Government Regulation Substituting a Law; Government Regulation; Presidential Decree; Regional Regulation. Also binding are Presidential Instructions, Ministerial Decrees and Circular Letters.