Article 142
1. The federal laws and government ordinances may entrust other organs of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia with the further regulation of definite subjects described in the provisions of these laws and ordinances.
2. The laws and government ordinances concerned make provisions for the promulgation of such regulations.
Article 143
1. The federal law makes provisions for the proclamation, promulgation and becoming effective of federal laws and government ordinances.
2. Federal laws and government ordinances shall only become binding by virtue of promulgation carried out as described by law.
SECTION III
THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 144
1. Civil cases and civil penal cases come exclusively within the cognizance of such courts and tribunals, judges of self-governing territories, adat-(customary law) judges and religious judges included, as established or recognized by or in virtue of the law.
2. Appointment to a judicial office established by or in virtue of the law, will be made exclusively by virtue of compliance with the requirements of capability, ability and integrity as stipulated by the law. Discharge, suspension and deposing from such an office can only take place in the cases indicated by the law.
Article 145
1. Any intervention in judicial matters by other but judicial organs is forbidden unless authorized by law.
2. This principle applies to self-government and adat-judicial matters only insofar as the right of appeal to judges as indicated by the law has been provided for.
Article 146
1. All judgements shall contain the principles on which the judgements are based and in penal cases indicate the legal provisions and adat-law rules, on which the conviction is based.
2. The judicial sessions are public subject to the exceptions defined by the law. The judge may deviate from this rule in the interest of the public order and morality.
3. All judgement shall be given in a public session.
Article 147
1. The Supreme Court of Indonesia is the highest federal court.
2. Other federal courts and tribunals may be instituted by federal lay with the proviso that in the Federal District Djakarta at least one federal
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