The Essence of the Regional Head Election System in Realizing Clean Government in Indonesia

Indonesia is a unitary state in the form of a Republic. It government system is based on regional autonomy model. The electoral system is held in democratic ways through both representatives and direct elections. One of the main problems in regional head election is that the direct election model raises a variety of problems, especially related to corruption and conflicts in society. This article objectively assesses the importance of the construction of regional head election system based on legal and democratic values, so that it can eliminate corruption and horizontal conflicts to create clean government in Indonesia. Keywords: Regional Head Election, Rule of Law Values, Democratic Values DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/85-26 Publication date:May 31st 201

ROLE OF THE JUDGE IN CREATING JUSTICE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE

Abstract The roles of the judges in creating justice has been social phenomenon in society. Public response arises not only because it is so principal but also because the people want and expect that judges at all levels of the courts are qualified and have high integrity and social sensitivity so that it can resolve the problems in the legal field. This paper attempts to unravel the main duties of the judges solving the cases. It concludes in order to meet the demands of justice, the paradigm, mindset and behavior of judges that have tended to weaken and humiliate the position and dignity of the judiciary need to be changed and developed. To realize the existence of the role of judges is determined by the performance, professionalism, idealism and adequate infrastructure to support the efforts of both internal and external approac