Meeting the Right to Adequate Housing in Indonesia : National Legal Synchronization Perspective

Abstract

The right to adequate housing as one of the most important of all basic human rights. It is recognised in a number of international human rights instruments, especially guaranteed by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Indonesia has ratified ICESCR by Law No. 11 of 2005 on Ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Likewise, The Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia 1945 article 28H protects everyone to settle and have a good and healthy environment. This article focused on the synchronization of government policies related to the right to adequate housing.

Keywords: human rights, adequate housing, policy.