ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the quasi-second-generation Indonesian Constitutional Court, which draws from the leadership of Akil Mochtar and Hamdan Zoelva. It addresses whether the new chief justices were capable of maintaining the heroic leadership of their predecessors. Akil Mochtar had the shortest tenure as chief justice in Indonesian legal history. During his short tenure, Akil Mochtar led the Court to issue an important decision in the area of freedom of expression, the Twitter case and he also led the Court to issue two important decisions relating to the status of religion in public life. In August 2013, the Constitutional Court justices elected Zoelva as the deputy chief justice to succeed Justice Achmad Sodiki, who was retiring. The chapter explains the track record of Hamdan Zoelva and Arief Hidayat, they also gave mediocre performances in their careers. The Court under the chairmanship of Hamdan Zoelva could not avoid dealing with some cases that involved socio-economic rights issues.
