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The law was adopted to give concrete effect, in national law, to the fundamental rights guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution and by Indonesia’s international commitments (including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other ratified treaties). Its preamble emphasizes that human rights are God-given, universal and eternal, and that it is the duty of the State, its institutions and all citizens to respect, protect and promote them. Among its many guarantees, the law expressly provides that “Everyone has the right to seek and receive political asylum from another country,” while clarifying that this right does not extend to those who have committed non-political crimes or acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.