About myself

“I’m a lawyer so I can afford to become the academic I want to be.”

Hello, readers. This is Aristo Pangaribuan, an assistant professor at Universitas Indonesia Law School, and I also work as a defense lawyer. Starting in 2016, I have been working at my own law firm, Asshiddiqie, Pangaribuan & Partners, which is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. I always find it interesting to dive into the issue of criminal justice, politics, and history. I have a bachelor’s degree from Universitas Indonesia Law School (S.H), a master’s degree (LL.M) from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and a doctoral degree in law (Ph.D.) from the University of Washington Law School, Seattle. 

This blog is a compilation of my thought starting in 2009. You’ll see my opinion published in various mediums, be it academic papers, op-ed pieces, or youtube videos. You can reach me at my personal email, aristo01@gmail.com.

I started this blog as a platform to improve my writing skills, especially English writing skills, back in 2009. That was when I realized that to become a good lawyer and educator, you have to be a good writer. Your job is basically to convince others. Write first, talk later.

Click here to see my LinkedIn profile to further see my professional profile.

Apart from my LinkedIn profile, you can see my profile as a defense lawyer on my law firm’s site:

Aristo Pangaribuan

You can see my profile as an academic in my google scholar:

https://scholar.google.co.id/citations?user=mJ4bAlcAAAAJ&hl=en

My profile at Universitas Indonesia Law school website

Aristo M.A. Pangaribuan, S.H., LL.M. Ph.D.

If that’s not enough, you can read and download my publication in researchgate. My Researchgate profile can be accessed at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aristo_Pangaribuan