The Role of Law Enforcement Officials: The Dilemma Between Professionalism and Political Interests

This study delves deeply into the complex dilemma between professionalism and political interests that often grip performance and shape public perceptions of law enforcement officials. With a phenomenological approach applied through integrative and connective literature analysis, this study combines various perspectives, combining findings from multiple relevant studies to create a more holistic and comprehensive understanding. The conclusions of this study firmly state that strengthening the professionalism of law enforcement officers is a significant endeavor because professionalism in law enforcement is an essential foundation for upholding justice, transparency, and human rights. Achieving a high level of professionalism requires a holistic and integrated approach, including institutional reform, adequate supervision, continuing education, and developing a robust organizational culture. Success in law enforcement depends on the strict application of rules and building positive relationships between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve. Through community-based approaches, respect for human rights, and a commitment to integrity and accountability, law enforcement systems can be strengthened to ensure fair, transparent, and trustworthy justice

Reforming Legal Decision-Making: A Study of Hindsight Bias on Judicial Impartiality

Legal decision-making is heavily influenced by cognitive processes like memory and judgment, which are vulnerable to biases such as false autobiographical memories, hindsight bias, and pretrial publicity. These flaws can lead to wrongful convictions, biased negligence assessments, and compromised impartiality, undermining legal fairness. This study examines these cognitive vulnerabilities, analyzing their mechanisms and proposing strategies to reduce their impact. A literature review of empirical research from 2018 to 2023 integrates findings from psychology, neuroscience, and law. The study highlights how these biases affect legal outcomes and suggests practical solutions like simplified judge instructions, structured interrogation protocols, and bias awareness training. The research uses Cognitive Load Theory, aiming to enhance the integrity of legal processes and provide evidence-based recommendations to improve the fairness and accuracy of legal decisions

Effectiveness of Dispute Resolution in Religious Courts Through Mediation by Non-Judge Mediators Within Banten

Mediation is a method of resolving disputes through a negotiation process with the assistance of either a judge or a non-judge mediator. The Supreme Court of Indonesia set a nationwide aim of 25% for settling disputes by mediation in 2023. However, the actual implementation in the jurisdiction of the Banten Religious High Court is only around 20,7% of the defined target, below the national success rate for religious courts, which has reached 39.85%. One of the main factors is the over-reliance on non-judge mediators and the mediator\u27s ability to lead the mediation. Thus, mediation management must be improved, and the capacity of mediators, particularly non-judges, must be increased. This study seeks to discuss the effectiveness of dispute resolution by non-judge mediators and how to maximize the level of success in settling disputes by non-judge mediators. This article is a descriptive qualitative study using normative juridical and empirical approaches. According to the findings of this study, the mediation process in religious court institutions, particularly in the jurisdiction of the Banten Religious High Court, has not been effective because most of the process is directed by non-judge mediators who are less qualified than judge mediators. To increase the success rate of the mediation implementation process, the court must take the following steps: Rewarding non-judge mediators, organizing coaching and training programs for non-judge mediators, determining national mediation settlement targets by involving non-judge mediators, implementing hybrid mediation (between judge mediators and non-judge mediators); and conducting regular evaluations of a non-judge mediator

The Constitutionality Of The Practice Of Euthanasia Against Parents In Maqashid Sharia And Human Rights

Efforts to take a conscious action that can hasten the death of a person due to compassion and pity for the condition experienced by that person is called euthanasia or "qatlurrahmah" (killing out of compassion and sympathy). This study wanted to analyze whether or not a child should practice euthanasia against their parents who have been sick for a long time or suffer from chronic diseases that cannot be cured and even coma for a long time. The method used in this study is a normative legal method with a conceptual approach (conceptual approach) and legislation (statute approach). The results showed that the practice of euthanasia against parents was against maqashid sharia namely to realize the benefit of human life, especially the protection of the human body and soul (hifzhun Nafs), the right to live, and life as a form of protection of human rights as regulated in the Indonesian Constitution Article 28 A of the 1945 Constitution and reinforced by Article 28 I of the 1945 Constitution

Strengthening Sharia Microfinance Regulations And Business Models In Indonesia

This article aims to elaborate on the regulation and model of Islamic microfinance in Indonesia. A clear understanding of the types of microfinance and the business model run by Islamic microfinance is needed to answer the problems faced by this institution. Solid and stable Islamic microfinance institutions serve a critical role in increasing access to loans and business capital for the poor and micro-enterprises. So far, the poor have not been reached by formal financial institution programs. This study employs a normative juridical approach using primary and secondary legal documents. The study results show that the role of the sharia supervisory board and the Cooperatives and SMEs Office has not played an optimal role in ensuring the compliance of microfinance managers with sharia principles and values and prudent microfinance management. The presence of regulations and institutions that guarantee sharia microfinance deposits is needed to protect managed funds and increase public trust

Implementing The Anti-Money Laundering Law: Optimizing Asset Recovery in Corruption Cases in Indonesia

Corruption is still a severe problem in Indonesia. In 2022, the Attorney General Office of the Republic of Indonesia alone succeeded in handling 405 of 597 corruption cases in 2022, with a state loss of 39.207 trillion out of a total of 42.747 trillion. When the state loss is combined with the state economic loss, which refers to the indirect financial impact on the state due to corruption, the number will be up to IDR142 trillion. However, the total asset recovery through fines and state loss compensation was only IDR 8.9 trillion. Thus, it only recovers about 12% of state losses due to corruption. One of the efforts to recover state losses is applying the law on money laundering because its main objective is to pursue the proceeds of a crime, including corruption. This paper discusses how the money laundering law will be more optimal in recovering state losses due to corruption and its application in several cases. The method used in this study is normative legal research, especially case studies relating to implementing a money laundering law on corruption cases. From the study, it can be concluded that the anti-money laundering law was not optimally applied in asset recovery in corruption cases. Only in corruption, which indicates an actual state loss, can the anti-money laundering law be applied. Moreover, there should also be an indication that the money laundering process follows corruption. Applying the Anti-Money Laundering Law, whether in the investigation, prosecution, or trial of criminal acts of corruption, has not been optimal, so it has not supported efforts to recover state losses

The Design Of The Idea Of Judicial Preview Authority Of The Constitutional Court In The Indonesian Constitutional System

Adopting the authority of judicial review in the context of testing laws against the Constitution carried out by the Constitutional Court should be welcomed as positive progress for institutionalizing the authority of judicial review itself. In its implementation so far, the authority of judicial review has received serious attention, as evidenced by the number of laws submitted for review in the Constitutional Court. To streamline the authority to review regulations by the Constitutional Court, it is necessary to adopt a model of judicial preview authority, namely testing draft laws, so that when they are passed, they are no longer legally problematic. This research is normative juridical research using various literature materials as the main study. The results show that the idea of adopting the authority of judicial preview is urgently needed. It is based on the consideration that so many laws are problematic both in terms of content and formation process. On the other hand, the authority of the Constitutional Court is only limited to the authority of judicial review, making it less appropriate in the context of the efficiency of judicial review of laws. Given the urgency of the application of judicial preview authority by the Constitutional Court, it is necessary to consider efforts to amend the 1945 Constitution by adding the phrase “testing draft laws against the Constitution†in the article governing the authority of the Constitutional Court as practiced in other countries such as France

Review Apartment by Consumer on Social Media vs Criminal Charges by Developer: Between Consumer Complaint and Defamation

Despite legal safeguards for freedom of expression and the right to be heard, consumers frequently encounter legal obstacles, particularly in cases where businesses initiate defamation claims. This issue is exemplified by the cases of Deedi Tjhandra, Muhadkly AT, and Desvalia, wherein consumers, after receiving no response to their complaints from developers, took to social media to post reviews of the apartment they had purchased. In these cases, it was found that the developers had breached contractual obligations, as the apartments and their associated amenities did not conform to the standards advertised in promotional materials. This study aims to analyze the rights of consumers to post video reviews of goods and/or services on social media, especially when such reviews result in defamation lawsuits and subsequent convictions. The court\u27s ruling, in this case, found Deedi Tjhandra guilty of defamation despite the defamation statute in question having been repealed and replaced by more recent legislation. The updated legislation specifies that legal entities are barred from pursuing defamation claims. Additionally, the court did not consider the regulations established by the Joint Decree and CC rulings. The research employs a normative juridical methodology incorporating legislative and conceptual analyses. The novelty of this study lies in its exploration of the public interest concept within criminal and civil law as it pertains to defamation statutes being met through social media, particularly when these reviews serve the public interest. Additionally, the study assesses the adherence of law enforcement agencies to established regulations concerning defamation

Dualism In The Settlement of Jinayat Cases, Which Includes General Crimes in Sabang City

Implementing jinayat law enforcement in Sabang of Aceh Province experiences a dualism of settlement, which causes legal uncertainty. This can be observed in practice where the Sabang District Court instead adjudicates cases that should be under the jurisdiction of the Sabang Sharia Court. This article elaborates on the dualism in the settlement that occurs and identifies the causes of the dualism in the settlement of criminal cases using Soerjono Soekanto\u27s law enforcement factor theory. Based on that, efforts were found that could be made to overcome this dualism. The analysis results indicate that the dualism of settlement can be observed through 6 (six) cases that should be under the jurisdiction of the Sabang Sharia Court but were adjudicated by the Sabang District Court, the majority of which are minor-related cases. There are cases where the same defendant is tried in close succession in both judicial institutions for similar acts with different victims. It happens due to various factors, such as the legal factor: inadequate provisions regarding minors at Qanun Jinayat. Law enforcer factor: other views on minor-related cases and a lack of precision in implementing existing law. Facilitating factor: unavailability of detention rooms at Sabang Sharia Court and budget for executions. Society factors: public lack of legal knowledge. Based on the results of this identification, efforts can be made to include professional law enforcement, harmonization of judicial authority through internal agency regulations, and evaluation of moral offenses in the Qanun Jinayat

Land Problems and Legal Impact for Agrarian and Spatial Planning Officers

The Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) is a government institution with the authority to carry out duties and functions of public services in agrarian, spatial planning and land. The development of land law issues in society has involved many officials from the Ministry of ATR/BPN as implementers of agrarian and land sector functions. The impact is the emergence of a sense of anxiety and worry felt by the Ministry of ATR/BPN officials when carrying out their duties. It is because if the land administration services provided by the Ministry of ATR/BPN are not thorough and careful, there are many gaps in legal violations, not only administrative and civil but also criminal. If the implementer of agrarian and land functions is a Civil Servant (PNS) and becomes a suspect in a legal case, he will be temporarily dismissed. He will not receive income from the Government Regulation on Civil Servant Management. Therefore, the problem that will be studied in this paper is the legal impact of land problems on the implementers of agrarian functions. This study explores the potential legal risks that implementers of agrarian functions can experience amidst the development of problematic land issues. The method used in this study is qualitative with a normative juridical approach. A normative juridical approach examines the legal rules and regulations that apply to answer legal problems. The results are that the administrative services carried out by the Ministry of ATR/BPN cannot be seen solely as part of administrative law. This is because the administrative services carried out can impact a person\u27s legal ownership/civil status. Existing law enforcement instruments differentiate the judicial process for administrative, civil, and criminal violations