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"When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price."

"The metaphor of 'dialogue' has been put to different descriptive and evaluative uses by constitutional and political theorists studying interactions between institutions concerning rights. It has also featured prominently in the opinions of courts and the rhetoric and deliberations of legislators. This volume brings together many of the world's leading constitutional and political theorists to debate the nature and merits of constitutional dialogues between the judicial, legislative, and executive branches. Constitutional Dialogue explores dialogue's democratic significance, examines its relevance to the functioning and design of constitutional institutions, and covers constitutional dialogues from an international and transnational perspective."

"One of important mechanisms considered effective to protect civil and political rights of thecitizens in Indonesia is constitutional review. This mechanism was created after the constitutionalreform by establishing the new Constitutional Court in 2003 as an independent and separatecourt from the Supreme Court. This article examines the development of human rights guaranteedin the Indonesian Constitution. It also provides a critical analysis of the Constitutional Court?srole in protecting civil and political rights in Indonesia through its landmark decisions on fivecategories, namely: (1) freedom of assembly and association; (2) freedom of opinion, speech andexpression; (3) freedom of religion; (4) right to life; and (5) due process of law. This researchwas conducted based on qualitative research methodology. It used a non-doctrinal approach byresearching the socio-political impacts of the Constitutional Court?s decisions. Although there arestill inconsistencies in its decisions, the research concludes that the Constitutional Court has takena step forward for a better protection of civil and political rights in Indonesia that never existedprior to the reform.Salah satu mekanisme yang dianggap efektif untuk melindungi hak sipil dan politik warga negaradi Indonesia adalah pengujian konstitusional. Mekanisme ini dibentuk pasca reformasi konstitusidengan mendirikan Mahkamah Konstitusi pada 2003 sebagai peradilan yang independen danterpisah dari Mahkamah Agung. Artikel ini menganalisa perkembangan hak asasi manusiayang dijamin di dalam UUD 1945. Selain itu, artikel ini juga memberikan analisa kritis terhadapperan Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam perlindungan hak sipil dan politik di Indonesia melaluiputusan-putusan pentingnya (landmark decisions) pada lima kategori, yaitu: (1) kebebasanuntuk bekumpul dan berserikat; (2) kebebasan berpendapat, berbicara, dan berekspresi; (3)kebebasan beragama; (4) hak untuk hidup; dan (5) proses peradilan yang adil. Penelitian inidilakukan berdasarkan pada metodologi penelitian kualitatif dan menggunakan pendekatannon-doktrinal dengan meneliti dampak sosio-politik dari putusan-putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi.Meskipun masih terdapat inkonsistensi di dalam putusannya, penelitian ini menyimpulkanbahwa Mahkamah Konstitusi telah memberikan kontribusi satu langkah ke depan yang lebih baikterhadap perlindungan hak sipil dan politik di Indonesia yang tidak pernah terjadi sebelum erareformasi."