The Role of Indonesian Diplomacy in Managing the Conflict between The Myanmar Government and The Rohingya Muslim Ethnic International Law, Diplomatic Law

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Sulaiman Rasyid
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5611-1223
Adya Paramita Prabandari
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0016-0453
Bastian Chris Daren
Christopher Simanjuntak

Abstract

The Rohingya population after Myanmar's independence has experienced a continuous decline this is due to several actions ranging from deportation to killings, until now only a few Rohingya Muslims remain in Rakhine. Basically, the conflict between the Rohingya and Rakhine is more about race than religion. The United Nations (UN) said that the Rohingya are the most oppressed ethnic group in the world. The purposes of this research are beside to analyze the role of Indonesian diplomacy in overcoming the conflict between the Rohingya Muslim Ethnic and the Myanmar Government, it also analyze the Indonesian government effort on Rohingnya case in the perspective International Law. The diplomatic strategy carried out by Indonesia in the issue of the Rohingya ethnic conflict with the Myanmar government, namely the submission of a humanitarian proposition and the proposed equation 4 + 1 for the Rohingya community in the future. Then, Indonesia also used the OIC as the largest international Islamic organization to pressure and urge Myanmar to immediately resolve the violence against the Rohingya. Lastly, diplomacy in the form of providing strategic assistance to the Rohingya ethnicity and participation of the Indonesian people in voicing the resolution of the conflict in Myanmar with the mass media.

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Rasyid, S., Prabandari, A. P., Daren, B. C., & Simanjuntak, C. (2022). The Role of Indonesian Diplomacy in Managing the Conflict between The Myanmar Government and The Rohingya Muslim Ethnic. Unnes Law Journal, 8(1), 159-178. https://doi.org/10.15294/ulj.v7i1.53704
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Author Biographies

Sulaiman Rasyid, Universitas Diponegoro

Sulaiman Rasyid S.H is graduated from Faculty of Law Universitas Negeri Semarang (Indonesia). He is active in some social and research activities concerning Criminal Law and International Law issues. Now, he pursuing a Master's degree program at the Faculty of Law Universitas Diponegoro Semarang, Indonesia.

Adya Paramita Prabandari, Universitas Diponegoro

Dr. Adya Paramita Prabandari, S.H., M.LI. is a Lecturer at Faculty of Law Universitas Diponegoro (Indonesia). teaches in the field of international law studies, Including Air and Space Law, Law and Human Rights, International Criminal Law, and International Business Contract Law. Reviewer of the Journal of Law Reform and the Journal of Indonesian Legal Development (MIH); and the Journal of Notarius and Legalitatum (MKn). took his Undergraduate education at Diponegoro University, then continued his master's education at the University of Wisconsin - Law School, USA and then continued his doctoral education at the Universitas Sebelas Maret (Indonesia).

Bastian Chris Daren, University of South Carolina

Bastian Chris Daren is a student at the Faculty of Law at the University of South Carolina, United States of America. He is also active in the International Law Students Association and several centers for law studies and studies.

Christopher Simanjuntak, Flinders University

Christopher Simanjuntak is a student at the Faculty of Law at the Flinders University, Australia. He is also active in the International Law Students Association and several centers for law studies and studies.

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