About IIFLL

The Indonesian Institute for Forensic & Legal Linguistics is a home for anyone who researches, studies, or works with language in legal contexts in Indonesia.

What we do

  • Build a repository of forensic linguistics cases and corpora in Indonesian and regional languages.
  • Run courses, case discussion videos, and continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
  • Provide text analysis tools for researchers and practitioners.
  • Connect law enforcement and advocates with language experts through the Expert Directory.
  • Develop a code of ethics and practice guidelines for language experts in legal settings.

Who it is for

Forensic linguists, academics and students, advocates, prosecutors, judges, investigators, sworn translators, and language expert witnesses.

Vision, mission, and history

This section awaits the official text from the board: vision and mission, founding history, and the legal status of IIFLL.

International membership

International Association for Forensic & Legal Linguistics (IAFLL)

IIFLL has been a member of the International Association for Forensic and Legal Linguistics (IAFLL) since September 2026. IAFLL is the international professional association for forensic and legal linguists. IIFLL remains an independent Indonesian institute and does not speak for IAFLL.

International reference points

IIFLL learns from the practice of the international community, including IAFLL and the data repository ForensicLing.com, and adapts it to Indonesia’s legal system and languages.

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