The Threat of Judicial Mafia in Indonesia in Discrediting the Principle of the Rule of Law

This paper aims to critically analyze law enforcement against the mafia of the court. The purpose is to improve the quality of legal institutions and improve the legal structure dimension. The objective is to obtain the quality of court institution as closely related to the apparatus's quality and integrity and the integrity of the apparatus to be ensured since the recruitment process also maintains the coaching process. Using the socio-legal approach, the analysis was directed to the practice of mafia threats to the principle of independence and the court's impartiality while threatening the existence of the rule of law. The results showed that the mafia of court arises because of the collusion among the elements of the court's stakeholders, the destruction of the stakeholders that led to the emergence of the various mafia of court practices in Indonesia. The main findings of this study are that the court, as the last bastion of justice and law enforcement, is undoubtedly expected to be independent and impartial following the demands of the rule of law. As a practical implication, the court institution cannot be independent and impartial if there is still a network of crimes that undermine the court system. Courts that only give justice to those who are strong and have access will cultivate what is feared by some legal experts that law is only a tool as instrumentalism for those who have access and power. This is where the threat to the principle of the rule of law lies

Problematika Penyelesaian Sengketa Hasil Pemilukada Oleh Mahkamah Konstitusi

When local election is stated as a part of the regime of general election law based on Article 236C of Law No. 12 Year 2008 on Local Government, the authority to settle the dispute on it was transferred from the Supreme Court to Constitutional Court. In the course of its development, the authority of the Court to decide local election dispute does not lie on textual interpretation only which merely rules on the dispute concerning the result of the election but also on the violations which happened during the election process. It is the constitutional obligation of the Court which basically has the purpose to ensure that fair and just election can be held. In practice, lots of problems arose in the organization of the election either concerning regulation, organization or law enforcement. From the Court side, lots of challenges and obstacles are also faced in settling election dispute. However, that situation does not deter the Court from making legal breakthrough to mend and improve local election system. The steps taken by the Constitutional Court precisely become inevitable and show to a greater extent its character as a court for constitutional matters with the authority to enforce law and justice as stipulated by the Constitution

Constitutional Complaint Dan Constitutional Question Dan Perlindungan Hak-hak Konstitusional Warga Negara

The 1945 Constitution gives limitative authority to the Constitutional Court only to review of laws against the constitution, adjudicate dispute over state institution whose authorities are mandate by constitution, adjudicate dispute on the result of general election, dissolution of political parties and obliged to decide upon DPR's opinion in the case of the impeachment of the President. In practice, many of the constitutional issues can not be resolved by the Constitutional Court because it explicitly doesn't include the authority of the Constitutional Court, for example, the adjudication of the constitutional complaint and the constitutional question. Both of these issues are not easily resolved by the Court outside of the Constitutional Court. The main issue to be analyzed in this paper is the possibility that the Constitutional Court may adjudicate constitutional complaint and constitutional question. By using the normative approach, comparative study of several other countries as well as theoretical studies on the functions of the Constitutional Court in constitutional democracies states, this paper analyzes the possibility of the Indonesian Constitutional Court may adjudicate constitutional complaint and the constitutional question

Preventing Human Trafficking In Indonesia: The Role Of Legal Empowerment Programs

Trafficking in persons or human trafficking, especially women and children, must be eradicated because it violates human dignity and human rights. This article examines and explores the root causes of human trafficking, the criminal sanctions, and the decisions of judges/trials on trafficking in persons in Indonesia to prevent trafficking in persons through legal empowerment. It is based on normative legal research, that is, legal research conducted by examining literature or secondary data. The study reveals that there are at least 10 (ten) root causes of trafficking in persons, which occur in various places in the world, including in Indonesia, namely poverty, lack or low level of education, demand for cheap labor/demand for sex, lack of the implementation of the human rights laws for vulnerable groups, lack of legitimate economic opportunities, Social factors and cultural practices, conflict and natural disaster, trafficking market as a business that generates a large profit, lack of safe migration options, traffickers. There are criminal sanctions against trafficking in persons in Indonesian legislation. This article highlights the importance of the use of legal empowerment in Indonesia to prevent trafficking in persons and address its root causes

TAFSIR KONSTITUSI :Studi Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi tentang Hak Menguasai Negara atas Sumber Daya Alam dalam Prespektif Demokrasi Ekonomi

Penelitian Disertasi dengan fokus studi mengenai Tafsir Konstitusi Hak Menguasai Negara atas Sumber Daya Alam dalam putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi dan Konsep Tafsir Hak Menguasai Negara atas Sumber Daya Alam dalam Prespektif Demokrasi Ekonomi. Adapun metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah jenis penelitian hukum normatif dengan pendekatan analisis filosofis, yang diteliti adalah bahan pustaka atau data sekunder yang meliputi bahan hukum primer, bahan hukum sekunder dan bahan hukum tersier. Selanjutnya data-data yang telah dikumpulkan tersebut ditelaah dan dianalisis menggunakan teori penafsiran original intens dan penafsiran teleologis dalam membentuk prespektif demokrasi ekonomi. Hasil penelitian yang telah diperoleh yakni: 1. Tafsir konstitusi yang digunakan Mahkamah Konstitusi baik secara kontektual maupun secara bersama-sama (simultan) yakni tafsir historis, original intens dan teleologis; 2. Konsep Tafsir Hak Menguasai Negara atas sumber daya lama dalam prespektif demokrasi ekonomi yang dilakukan secara kontektual maupun secara bersama-sama dapat diklasifikasi dalam 3 (tiga) yakni 1) putusan MK 001-021-022/PUU-I/2003, bentuk penguasaan negara yakni mengatur (regelendaad), mengurus (bestuuradaad), mengelola (beheersdaad), mengawasi (toezichthoedensdaad); 2) Putusan MK No. 3/PUU-VIII/2010, unsur terpenting dari penguasaan negara; (i) kemanfaatan sumber daya alam bagi rakyat, (ii) tingkat pemerataan manfaat sumber daya alam bagi rakyat, (iii) tingkat partisipasi rakyat dalam menentukan manfaat sumber daya alam, serta (iv) penghormatan terhadap hak rakyat secara turun temurun dalam memanfaatkan sumber daya alam; 3) Putusan MK No. 36/PUU-X/2012, bentuk penguasaan negara diberi peringkat; (i) negara melakukan pengelolaan secara langsung atas sumber daya alam; (ii) negara membuat kebijakan dan pengurusan; serta (ii) negara melakukan pengaturan dan pengawasan. Maka konsep tafsir hak menguasai negara atas sumber daya alam dilakukan secara bersama-sama (simultan) antara tafsir historis, original intens dan teleologis untuk mencapai makna demokrasi ekonomi

Prospek Negara Hukum Indonesia: Gagasan dan Realita

Indonesia sejak awal telah menegaskan dirinya sebagai sebuah negara hukum. Hal itu tampak pada adanya pengaturan yang jelas terkait kekuasaan dan fungsi masingmasing lembaga negara dalam bentuk sistem checks and balances antar cabang kekuasaan, jaminan perlindungan HAM yang cukup lengkap, kejelasan prinsip-prinsip mekanisme demokrasi, serta jaminan peradilan yang independen. Meskipun konstitusi telah mengatur sedemikian rupa, upaya mewujudkan negara hukum bukanlah hal yang mudah. Sekarang ini nampak perjalanan negara hukum Indonesia terasa masih tertatih-tatih. Berbagai persoalan hukum yang mengusik rasa keadilan terus muncul silih berganti. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lebih dari dasawarsa terakhir, Indonesia telah banyak melakukan perubahan untuk mewujudkan cita negara hukum. Namun pada praktiknya, pembangunan hukum terasa masih tetap jauh dari harapan. Keberhasilan membangun negara hukum tidak dapat diukur dari kemampuan memproduksi legislasi dan menciptakan atau merevitalisasi institusi hukum. Lebih dari itu, keberhasilan bernegara hukum harus pula diukur dari implementasi dan penegakan hukum yang mampu menciptakan keadilan bagi seluruh rakyat. Oleh karena itu, fokus utama berbagai kajian hukum dan kebijakan hukum, harus diorientasikan pada institusi peradilan dan penegakkan hukum

Prospects of the Constitutional State of Indonesia: Ideas and Reality

Indonesia since its inception has asserted itself as a constitutional state. It may be inferred through the clear regulation related to powers and functions of each state institution in the form of checks and balances system, the protection of human rights, the clarity of the principles of democratic mechanism, as well as the guarantee of an independent judiciary. Although the constitution has been set in such a way, efforts to achieve a constitutional state is not an easy road. Nowadays, it seems that the trip of the Indonesian as a constitutional state was still hobbled. A variety of legal issues that disturb the sense of justice continues to emerge one after another. The outcomes of the research indicate that over the last decade, Indonesia has made many changes to realize the ideal of a constitutional state. As it turns out in practice, however, legal development was still far short from the expectations. The success of building a constitutional state can not be measured by the ability to produce legislation and to create or revitalize legal institutions. Moreover, the success of a constitutional state must also be measured by the implementation and law enforcement which able to create justice for all people. Therefore, the main focus of various studies of law and legal policy, must be oriented in the judicial institutions and law enforcement

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Implementasi idiologi Pancasila dalam ketatanegaraan Indonesia

Pancasila adalah salah satu bagian inti dari Pembukaan UUD 1945 selain pernyataan kemerdekaan dan tujuan negara. Pancasila merupakan dasar dan falsafah Negara kesatuan Republik Indonesia. Tulisan ini mengungkap dinamika implementasi falsafah Pancasila sejak konsep awal dirumuskan sampai dengan implementasinya pada saat ini dan prospek pada masa depan