Indonesia's protection of Rohingya refugees and regional geopolitical principles

As one of the main countries in the ASEAN regional organisation, Indonesia plays an important role in establishing peace and mutually beneficial relations. Even in the case of the mass exodus of Rohingya refugees, which is attracting attention because it is linked to humanitarian issues, many countr...

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Main Author: Entol Zaenal Muttaqin
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Law, Universitas Lampung 2024-09-01
Series:Lampung Journal of International Law
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Online Access:https://jurnal.fh.unila.ac.id/index.php/lajil/article/view/3348
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description As one of the main countries in the ASEAN regional organisation, Indonesia plays an important role in establishing peace and mutually beneficial relations. Even in the case of the mass exodus of Rohingya refugees, which is attracting attention because it is linked to humanitarian issues, many countries are reluctant to accept the arrival of these refugees who are considered stateless. Moreover, many countries are reluctant to accept the arrival of these refugees who are considered stateless, as Myanmar has revoked their citizenship and does not consider them to be citizens. One of the countries visited is Indonesia, and not just as a country seeking political asylum, but in this case Indonesia is obliged to pay attention, even though legally it has not signed the UN Convention on Refugees, particularly Indonesia's position as a large country within ASEAN. Therefore, this paper aims to answer several questions, namely: the format of Indonesia's policy towards Rohingya asylum seekers under humanitarian and human rights law, then the formula of Indonesia's role in resolving the Rohingya refugee conflict in Myanmar in the context of ASEAN's international relations, and the relevance of Indonesia's international policies and the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention in protecting refugees across Indonesian borders. The method used is a legal empirical method using primary legal source data and analysed qualitatively. The paper concludes that Indonesia needs to pay attention to the international legal framework regarding refugees, that Indonesia's potential in resolving the Rohingya conflict is very strategic because it is politically active, and finally that the relevance of the 1951 Geneva Convention and Indonesia's foreign policy is very compatible because the convention aims to protect refugees.
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spelling doaj-art-922007057f7841108828ce9ef29457932025-02-04T02:28:31ZengFaculty of Law, Universitas LampungLampung Journal of International Law2656-65322723-26032024-09-0161415410.25041/lajil.v6i1.33482078Indonesia's protection of Rohingya refugees and regional geopolitical principlesEntol Zaenal Muttaqin0Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin BantenAs one of the main countries in the ASEAN regional organisation, Indonesia plays an important role in establishing peace and mutually beneficial relations. Even in the case of the mass exodus of Rohingya refugees, which is attracting attention because it is linked to humanitarian issues, many countries are reluctant to accept the arrival of these refugees who are considered stateless. Moreover, many countries are reluctant to accept the arrival of these refugees who are considered stateless, as Myanmar has revoked their citizenship and does not consider them to be citizens. One of the countries visited is Indonesia, and not just as a country seeking political asylum, but in this case Indonesia is obliged to pay attention, even though legally it has not signed the UN Convention on Refugees, particularly Indonesia's position as a large country within ASEAN. Therefore, this paper aims to answer several questions, namely: the format of Indonesia's policy towards Rohingya asylum seekers under humanitarian and human rights law, then the formula of Indonesia's role in resolving the Rohingya refugee conflict in Myanmar in the context of ASEAN's international relations, and the relevance of Indonesia's international policies and the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention in protecting refugees across Indonesian borders. The method used is a legal empirical method using primary legal source data and analysed qualitatively. The paper concludes that Indonesia needs to pay attention to the international legal framework regarding refugees, that Indonesia's potential in resolving the Rohingya conflict is very strategic because it is politically active, and finally that the relevance of the 1951 Geneva Convention and Indonesia's foreign policy is very compatible because the convention aims to protect refugees.https://jurnal.fh.unila.ac.id/index.php/lajil/article/view/3348rohingyarefugeesindonesian border
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Indonesia's protection of Rohingya refugees and regional geopolitical principles
Lampung Journal of International Law
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indonesian border
title Indonesia's protection of Rohingya refugees and regional geopolitical principles
title_full Indonesia's protection of Rohingya refugees and regional geopolitical principles
title_fullStr Indonesia's protection of Rohingya refugees and regional geopolitical principles
title_full_unstemmed Indonesia's protection of Rohingya refugees and regional geopolitical principles
title_short Indonesia's protection of Rohingya refugees and regional geopolitical principles
title_sort indonesia s protection of rohingya refugees and regional geopolitical principles
topic rohingya
refugees
indonesian border
url https://jurnal.fh.unila.ac.id/index.php/lajil/article/view/3348
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