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8Islam, Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Indonesiaconcerning the Amendment of the Law on Bankruptcy No. 1of 1998 which was promulgated on 22 April 1998 and is restatedas Law No. 4 of 1998 on the Determination of GovernmentRegulation in lieu of Law No. 1 of 1998 concerning theAmendment to the Law on Bankruptcy as Law.However, it is worth noting that every law, whether new oran amendment of an existing law, must be consistent with theunified legal system of the country as a whole. This applies tothe amendment of the Bankruptcy Law just as much as it doesto the amendment of any other law. It must be integrated withother laws so that the Bankruptcy Law, as part of the nationalcivil legal system, plays its part without creating unintendeddisputes or uncertainties. The amendments to the BankruptcyLaw must fit together with the other laws so as to make up asolid, unified system of law. Government Regulation in lieu of Law in No. 1 of 1998 concerning Amendment of the Law on Bankruptcy which is furtherstated as Law No. 4 of 1998 is not a complete replacement ofthe Bankruptcy Law (Faillisement-verordening Staatsblad 1905-217 juncto 906-348). Only part of the old Bankruptcy Law hasbeen amended for the purposes of dealing with some of theconsequences of the economic crisis. The rest of the law stillapplies. As a result there are inconsistencies between individualarticles of the law, because one article may come from the oldBankruptcy Law and another from the new law. It is imperativeto overcome this inconsistency. This should be done byintroducing a new Bankruptcy Law which harmonizes thedifferences which exist now. There are several other reasons why it is appropriate to enacta new Bankruptcy La Firstly, to prevent the disproportionate