Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society - CILIS

04/09/2026

⏳ 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 ⏳
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀:𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

The deadline for 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 is officially one week away.

If you are a current postgraduate student studying in any research area relating to Islam, now is the time to finalise your submission.

Dates: 9–10 November 2026
Format: Online via Zoom

📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁:
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟭 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
How to Apply: Complete the 'Call for Papers' form https://buff.ly/W8xgMZl

📩 For more information or inquiries, reach out to: [email protected]

02/09/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🎉

We are overjoyed to share that our Law Academic Associate 2023, Nurul Azizah Zayzda, has officially been awarded her PhD!

We wish Dr Nurul all the very best in this next chapter of her brilliant career! 👏

Nurul's Bio:

Nurul Azizah Zayzda

26/08/2026

🎥 🎥 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 🎥 🎥

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘄: 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄

This presentation by Associate Professor Jonathan Liljeblad outlined an ongoing project promoting Indigenous perspectives of international law, with an edited volume scheduled for publication in 2027. The project follows Indigenous Studies discourses that assert the existence of Indigenous ‘inter-nations’ legal orders which exist concurrent to the prevailing state-based international legal system. The presentation proposed an approach for understanding such legal orders, highlighting literature on Indigenous knowledge systems as offering a means for clarifying 1) Indigenous perspectives of ‘inter-nations’ law and 2) their implications for the current international legal system. The presentation reviewed the current status of the project, with a survey of publications that include the Australian Journal of Asian Law and the Proceedings of the American Society of International Law. The presentation finished with a summary of the project’s wider call for a dedicated research agenda to advance Indigenous conceptions of international law.

This seminar was co-hosted by the Asian Law Centre and the Institute for International Law and the Humanities.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼:

Indigenous Knowledge for an Inter-Nations Law: Indigenous Approaches as International Law

19/08/2026

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀:𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
The 22nd Annual CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference will be held on 9-10 November 2026. The conference will be held via Zoom.

🌏 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Dates: 9–10 November 2026
Format: Online via Zoom

📝 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆?
If you are a current postgraduate student studying in any research area relating to Islam, you may like to consider presenting a paper at the conference. If you are a supervisor, you may like to recommend this conference to your postgraduate students.

Speakers will gain invaluable feedback from leading scholars and researchers, as well as from fellow students.

Possible presentation themes include:

• Islam, Culture and Society
• Islam and Education
• Islam, Gender and Sexuality
• Islam and Identity
• Islam and Modernity
• Islam and Radicalism
• Islamic Thought

⏳ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁
Submit an online application form along with a max. 100-word biography and a max. 100-word abstract.
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟭 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Application form: https://buff.ly/W8xgMZl

⚠️ Note: Speaker spots are strictly limited to a total of 15 participants, so early application is strongly encouraged.

📩 For more information or inquiries, reach out to: [email protected]

12/08/2026

🎥 🎥 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 🎥 🎥

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿?

In his second year in office, President Prabowo Subianto continues to consolidate his power by broadening his huge ruling coalition, tightening state control over key economic sectors, and shoring up public support through populist initiatives, including the free nutritious meal program (makan bergizi gratis, MBG). The former military general, however, still faces major domestic and global challenges in realising his Asta Cita (eight missions). With the global financial crisis triggered by the military escalation in the Middle East set to squeeze Indonesia’s economy, the president will have to navigate fiscal pressures from rising global oil prices, fracturing elites, and increasing social and economic grievances. In this online seminar, regular Indonesia at Melbourne contributors — Riandy Laksono, Ahmad Syarif Syechabubakar, Ahmad Rizky M Umar, Maidina Rahmawati and Eryanto Nugroho — discussed how the Prabowo administration is responding to these challenges and how it will shape Indonesia’s political and economic trajectory in the years ahead.

This seminar was co-hosted by the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, the Indonesia @ Melbourne Blog and the Asian Law Centre.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼:https://buff.ly/sixM4Ve

29/07/2026

📸 Some photos from our event 𝗔𝗟𝗖/𝗖𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘅𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗾𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔’𝘆𝘂𝗻 on 3 July 2026

15/07/2026

🇦🇺🇮🇩 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 🇦🇺🇮🇩

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿 (𝗨𝗡𝗠)

A new collaborative research project has been established between CILIS and Universitas Negeri Makassar (UNM).

The research team consists of:

Professor Farida Patittingi (UNM)
Associate Professor Nadirsyah Hosen (CILIS)
Dr Andi Muhammad Irawan, PhD (UNM)
The project, titled “Regulating Religion through Language: Legal Discourse and the Governance of Religious Diversity in Indonesia", examines how legal and regulatory language shapes the governance of religious diversity in Indonesia.

Indonesia is internationally recognised for its plural religious landscape. However, the regulation of religious diversity is deeply influenced by the terminology employed in state laws and policies. Concepts such as "religious harmony", "public order", and "religious deviance" are frequently invoked in legal discourse, yet these terms are far from neutral. They reflect particular interpretations, institutional priorities and power relations that influence how religious communities are recognised, managed or marginalised.

This research critically investigates how the Indonesian state defines and operationalises these concepts within legal and policy frameworks. It explores the interaction between state authority and religious communities, focusing on how regulatory language may reinforce certain religious hierarchies while legitimising particular interpretations of religion over others.

Using a qualitative methodology grounded in Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), the study will analyse national regulations, policy documents and institutional guidelines relating to religious governance in Indonesia. Through close textual analysis, the project seeks to identify the narratives, discursive patterns and power structures embedded within the language of regulation.

The project has received a research grant of Rp 150,000,000 (approximately AUD 13,000).

Read More: https://buff.ly/yaYecCs

08/07/2026

🚨🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 🚨🚨

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮'𝘀 "𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿" 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘀
𝗕𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘆

The trial of Nadiem Makarim shows how broadly worded anti-corruption laws are facilitating arbitrary prosecutions by Indonesia’s increasingly politicised law enforcement agencies. The Constitutional Court is being presented with a new opening to narrow the scope of corruption offences—but any reforms will likely come too late to save the former education minister from a lengthy prison sentence.

Read the article: https://buff.ly/ceNCu0h

06/07/2026

🔈🔈 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬
𝗜𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗦𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀

Melbourne Law School (MLS) is pleased to announce the inaugural Ibrahim Sjarief Assegaf Fellowships, supported by the generosity of Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP), one of Indonesia’s leading law firms.

The Fellowships honour the life and legacy of Ibrahim Sjarief Assegaf (1971–2025), an alumnus of Melbourne Law School, founder of Indonesia’s first online legal database, and a managing partner of AHP. An outstanding lawyer, legal scholar and activist, he made profound and enduring contributions to law reform in Indonesia. For more information about Ibrahim’s life and work, see https://buff.ly/VWrbS8h

MLS now invites expressions of interest for a Visiting Fellow (Postdoctoral Level) (up to 6 months) and a Visiting Fellow (up to 3 months), who will be resident at the Melbourne Law School in 2026. They will be hosted by CILIS, the only university research centre outside Indonesia that is dedicated to Indonesian law. The Fellows will be provided with a workspace, research supervision and access to the University of Melbourne library collections, electronic resources and computing facilities.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

More information: https://buff.ly/Yay9iCy

Graham Davies Hosen