scholarly journals Death Penalty for Corruptors: Between the Human Rights and Challenges of Progress in Indonesian Law

FIAT JUSTISIA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Toba Sastrawan Manik ◽  
Sunarso Sunarso
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Significant Problem ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Public Corruption

The study concerned here examined students' perceptions of death penalty existence for corruptors. Corruption is a significant problem that captures the attention of the wider public. Corruption has a vast, systematic, and complex impact so that it could be classified as an extraordinary crime. Despite that classification, it turns out that the public considers corruptors’ punishment in Indonesia still too light and has not met the public’s expectations regarding justice. The people still feel the disparity in a penalty for corruption. The public believes capital punishment to a punishment option that could cause a deterrent effect. The majority of the public wants corruptors to be sentenced to death, but there is opposition to the death penalty on the grounds of upholding human rights. This study was conducted by students of the Pendidikan Pancasila dan Kewarganegaraan (PPKn) or Department of Pancasila and Citizenship, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Medan. It is found in the study that students agree on the death penalty for corruptors, that they do not see human rights as an excuse for rejecting the death penalty. Moreover, the death penalty is to be viewed as a breakthrough in combating corruption in Indonesia.

PEMBENAHAN TERHADAP LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN DAPAT MENIADAKAN OPSI HUKUMAN MATI BAGI NARAPIDANA DI INDONESIA (THE IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF PENITENTIARY CAN ELIMINATE THE DEATH PENALTY OPTIONS OF CONVICTED CRIMINALS IN INDONESIA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Nomensen Freddy Siahaan
Keyword(s):  
Death Penalty ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Public ◽  
Good Citizen ◽  
The People ◽  
Long Time

After a long time was not heard to the public area, lately death penalty toward the criminal cases that classified as extraordinary crime are appear. The author discovers electronic article about the execution of the death penalty which is the prosecutor prepares to execute death penalty toward the drugs dealer. The president of Republic of Indonesia stated that it is necessary to give a deterrent effect to the convicted  criminal and keep the morality of Indonesian teenagers. According to my opinion, the author argues that it will be better and wiser if we discuss about renovating all of the Penitentiary in Indonesia than debating whether death penalty could be done in Indonesia or not, because it will be displeasure many parties, death penalty infringed the human rights of the convicted criminals and cause psychological burden to them, families, the executor of the death penalty, and other parties. Because if we have to improve the quality of the Penitentiary, if the function of Penitentiary for fostering moralily has been optimal or properly enough to the convicted criminals, Indonesia will be no longer need the death penalty option as sanction to the convicted crimanals including for the extraordinary crime (especially for drugs trafficking in our country). Penitentiary is one of the public services which aims for fostering the people that initially have bad habits (commited to the crime), so that they will have the awareness to change their bad attitude into the be better ones, will not harm others, and positively contributed to the society. Already Penitentiary’s conditions should be designed in such a way and as good as possible, so that the inmates feels like at their own home (like having a second home after his own home), and feel humaner to spend their days in the Penitentiary. The author believes that if the Penitentiary has been improved and optimized its function well, then the real purpose of Penitentiary will definitely achieved. As stated in Law Number 12 Year 1995 regarding to Penitentiary Article 2 which states "sanction system are organized in order to fostering the convicted criminals in order to be the real man, aware of their fault, improve themselves, and not to repeat the criminal act so that they can be friendly received by the community, can actively participated in the development of our country, and can socialize themselves as good citizen."Article 3 on this regulation also intensifies the function of Penitentiary "the function of Penitentiary is to prepare convicted criminals to be able to properly integrated to the society, so they can be accepted again as members of the public who are free and responsible ones." 

scholarly journals A Gap Between Right to Live Protection and Death Penalty in Indonesia (Judges Decision on Cases Threatened Death Penalty)

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Febrian ◽  
Nurhidayatuloh ◽  
Helena Primadianti ◽  
Ahmaturrahman ◽  
Fatimatuz Zuhro
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
District Courts ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
The Government

In Indonesia, right to life and death penalty has been perceived separately both by legislative and judiciary institutions. It can be seen from the government stand to ratify covenant regarding to right to life, but impose death penalty. This article is trying to elaborate judges’ decisions to cases threatened to death at district courts in South Sumatra and Yogyakarta Province. The research will contribute to provide an understanding of judges to the Article 6(2) ICCPR in both provinces. The main methods for this research comprise literature review and review of selected verdicts from district courts in both provinces. The data will be supported by several interviews to several judges serving in the district courts. As a result, none of the verdicts provide a consideration on human rights law set forth in the Article 6(2) for the cases threatened to death. In contrast, some judges believe that capital punishment has a deterrent effect for others. Fortunately, in some district courts, the judges are for sure that death penalty is the very last choice for very sadistic culprit when there is no mitigating circumstance in sentencing.

scholarly journals DEATH PENALTY AND THE RIGHT TO LIFE IN HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE, THE 1945 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, AND INDONESIAN LAW

2017 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksidelfa Yanto . .
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
General Nature ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Legal Power ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right

The execution of Death penalty in Indonesia is based on the court verdict that has had a permanent legal power. Only through the court ruling a man can be executed a death penalty upon the guilty alleged at him/her. The death penalty application in Indonesia is provided in the positive law with specific or general nature. As a country having the most verdicts with the capital punishment, either to its local citizen or to the foreign citizen who commits any offenders in the jurisdiction of Republic of Indonesia, triggering the existing of pro and contra stance on the capital punishment execution. The opposing stance based its argument on the human rights perspective, affirming that the capital punishment can be categorized as a form of savage and inhuman punishment and is in the contrary with the constitution. While the stance supporting the capital punishment execution is based on the argumentation that the perpetrator must be avenged in compliance with his/her commit, in order to give a deterrent effect for others who want to commit similar offense. Nevertheless as a matter of fact, there are still many similar offense occurred though capital punishment has been implemented.<br /><br />Keywords : Capital punishment, rights to live and human rights.

scholarly journals DEATH PENALTY EXECUTION AND THE RIGHT TO LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, 1945 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, AND INDONESIAN LAW

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksidelfa Yanto
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
General Nature ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Legal Power ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right

<p align="center"><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>The execution of Death penalty in Indonesia is based on the court verdict that has had a permanent legal power. Only through the court ruling a man can be executed a death penalty upon the guilty alleged at him/her. The death penalty application in Indonesia is provided in the positive law with specific or general nature. As a country having the most verdicts with the capital punishment, either to its local citizen or to the foreign citizen who commits any offenders in the jurisdiction of Republic of Indonesia, triggering the existing of pro and contra stance on the capital punishment execution. The opposing stance based its argument on the human rights perspective, affirming that the capital punishment can be categorized as a form of savage and inhuman punishment and is in the contrary with the constitution. While the stance supporting the capital punishment execution is based on the argumentation that the perpetrator must be avenged in compliance with his/her commit, in order to give a deterrent effect for others who want to commit similar offense.    Nevertheless as a matter of fact, there are still many similar offense occurred though capital punishment has been implemented.    </em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords : Capital punishment, rights to live and human rights</em></strong><strong><em>.</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></p>

scholarly journals La Peine de Mort et le Droit à la Vie.

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 4322-4326
Author(s):  
Louis Mendy
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
Moral Duty ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The People ◽  
The World

Death Penalty has been practiced since human beings decided to constitute nations and live in countries. It was institutionalized to get rid of people who were supposed to be harmful to societies. However, proponents of Capital Punishment do not seem to understand that people may be executed because of their evil acts, but their death will never wipe evil out of their societies. Since the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by a very large majority of countries in the world, the legality and legitimacy of Death Penalty have been constantly questioned by human rights defenders. Even the three major and revealed religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam recognize that life is a sacred right from God. For the people who are against Death Penalty, Capital Punishment is akin to a premeditated voluntary homicide by a government. Even if Death Penalty is considered as a deterrent in many societies, it has never been proven that it can stop people from committing murders. The abolition of Death Penalty is nowadays a moral duty for all governments. Even a moratorium is proposed to countries which have not abolished it yet. The tendency today is the total abolition of Capital Punishment in the world and its restoration by countries that have already abolished it is something unheard of, retrograde and senseless.

scholarly journals DIKOTOMI PIDANA MATI SEBAGAI HAK ASASI MANUSIA DI INDONESIA MENURUT HUKUM POSITIF DAN HUKUM PIDANA ISLAM

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 15-33
Author(s):  
Muhammad Afif
Keyword(s):  
Death Penalty ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Difference

Eksekusi hukuman mati dalam hukum positif Indonesia dilakukan dengan cara hukuman mati, yang berarti bahwa eksekusi hukuman mati tidak dilakukan di depan orang banyak atau tidak dipublikasikan. Dalam hukum pidana Islam, dieksekusi dengan cara dipenggal, dilempar dengan batu (Rajam) dan dieksekusi di depan umum, artinya eksekusi hukuman mati disaksikan oleh publik. Jenis penelitian merupakan penelitian normative.Pokok bahasan dari artikel ini adalah bagaimana eksekusi hukuman mati memberikan efek jera bagi masyarakat? karena salah satu tujuan hukuman mati adalah memberikan efek jera kepada seseorang / masyarakat agar tidak melakukan kejahatan. Tidak ada perbedaan antara eksekusi hukuman mati dilihat dalam hukum positif Indonesia dan hukum Islam, pada dasarnya kedua tindak pidana tersebut sama-sama memberikan efek jera berupa ketakutan kepada publik untuk melakukan kejahatan atau tindakan yang melanggar hukum. Perbedaan antara hukum positif Indonesia dan hukum Islam, hanya dalam hal prosedur eksekusi. Abstract The execution of the death penalty in Indonesian positive law is carried out by means of a death shot, meaning that the execution of the death penalty is not carried out in front of a crowd or unpublished. In Islamic criminal law, the execution is executed by beheaded, thrown with stone (Rajam) and the execution is executed in front of the public, meaning that the execution of capital punishment is witnessed by the public. this type of research is normative research. The subject matter of this article is how the execution of capital punishment theoretically gives more deterrent effect to society? because one of the objectives of criminalizing, especially capital punishment is to give deterrent effect to a person / society in order not to commit a crime / crime. The execution of the death penalty between two criminal sides namely the positive crime of Indonesia and Islamic crime, basically the two criminal act equally give a deterrent effect in the form of fear to the public to commit a crime or a crime that violates the law. It's just possible to see the difference between positive criminal Indonesia and Islamic crime in terms of the procedure of execution execution.  

scholarly journals PIDANA HUKUMAN MATI DI INDONESIA DALAM PERSPEKTIF ETIKA DEONTOLOGI

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohmatul Izad
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Deontological Ethics ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Interpretative Approach

AbstractDiscourse about capital punishment is a discourse that often causes polemics. Problems that underlie the problem of capital punishment do not only occur in the realm of law, but also the realm of thought outside. The problem that often becomes polemic is whether the death penalty for serious criminals will have a deterrent effect for anyone not to commit the same crime, is a life not the most substantial right of life for humans, and capital punishment is often considered contrary to human rights. This study specifically examines capital punishment in Indonesia in terms of deontological ethics theory, which looks at the issue of capital punishment from the perspective of ethical values that start with acts of kindness based on duties and obligations. This study analyzes the polemic of capital punishment, both pros, and cons, as well as tracing the roots of morality in the practice of capital punishment, so this research can make a new contribution through the perspective of ethical deontology in viewing ethical aspects in the practice of capital punishment. On this basis, this research uses a descriptive-interpretative approach. Researchers critically dissect how the root of the formation of the death penalty in Indonesia, by carefully reviewing it from the perspective of ethical deontology.Keywords: Death Penalty, Deontology Ethics, Human Rights. AbstrakWacana tentang pidana hukuman mati merupakan wacana yang banyak menimbulkan polemik. Problem yang mendasari persoalan pidana hukuman mati tidak hanya terjadi pada ranah hukum, tetapi juga dalam ranah pemikiran secara luar. Masalah yang sering menjadi polemik adalah apakah hukuman mati bagi para pelaku pidana berat akan menimbulkan efek jera bagi siapapun untuk tidak melakukan tindak kejahatan yang sama, bukankah nyawa adalah hak hidup paling substansial bagi manusia, dan hukuman mati seringkali dianggap bertentangan dengan hak asasi manusia. Penelitian ini secara khusus mengkaji tentang pidana hukuman mati di Indonesia ditinjau dari sudut teori etika deontologi, yakni melihat persoalan pidana mati dari perspektif nilai-nilai etis yang bertitik tolak pada tindakan kebaikan berdasarkan tugas dan kewajiban. Penelitian ini menganalisis tentang polemik hukuman mati, baik yang pro dan kontra, maupun menelusuri akar-akar moralitas dalam praktik pidana hukuman mati, kiranya penelitian ini dapat memberikan kontribusi baru melalui cara pandang etika deontologi dalam melihat sisi-sisi etis dalam praktik pidana hukuman mati. Atas dasar tersebut, penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deksriptif-interpretatif. Peneliti membedah secara kritis bagaimana akar terbentuknya hukuman mati di Indonesia, dengan secara cermat melakukan peninjauan dalam perspektif etika deontologi.

scholarly journals PERDEBATAN HUKUMAN MATI DI INDONESIA: Suatu Kajian Perbandingan Hukum Islam dengan Hukum Pidana Indonesia

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hatta
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The Public

<p>Abstrak: Secara tegas, hukum pidana Islam dan Indonesia mengatur tentang hukuman mati. Tetapi, di Indonesia eksistensi hukuman mati masih menjadi perdebatan. Ada pendapat bahwa hukuman mati bertentangan dengan Hak Asasi Manusia (HAM) dan ada juga menilai hukuman mati dimaksudkan untuk melindungi kepentingan umum. Untuk mengkaji pertentangan pandangan tersebut, perlu dilakukan analisis secara kritis dengan mengunakan pendekatan yuridis normatif. Disimpulkan bahwa dalam pelaksanaan hukuman mati, baik hukum pidana Islam maupun Indonesia mem- berlakukan secara hati-hati dan dengan batasan yang telah ditentukan oleh undang- undang. Dengan batasan-batasan inilah diharapakan dapat mengimbangi pandangan antara yang mendukung dan menolak hukuman mati di Indonesia. Hukuman mati dalam hukum pidana Islam untuk melindungi agama, jiwa, harta, akal, dan keturunan yang merupakan karunia Allah SWT. yang harus dilindungi, di mana pelanggarnya pantas dihukum mati.</p><p><br />Abstract: The Debate of Capital Punishment in Indonesia: A Comparative Study between Islamic and Indonesian Criminal Law. Strictly speaking, the Islamic and Indonesian criminal law provide for capital punishment. However, the existence of the death penalty in Indonesia is still debatable. It is assumed that the death penalty is against human rights, but others consider it as to protect the public interest. In order to discuss the contravening views, this paper is an attempt to critically analyzed the issu by using a normative juridical approach. It is concluded in its implementation of capital punishment both the in Islamic and Indonesian criminal law is carefully applied and with the limits prescribed by law. Such restrictions are expected to balance the views between the pro and against capital punishment in Indonesia. The death penalty in Islamic criminal law is to protect religion, life, property, intellect and descendant. The five basic human rights is given by the Almighty God that should be protected, the violator of which is liable for capital punishment.</p><p><br />Kata Kunci: hukuman mati, hukum pidana, Islam</p>

scholarly journals KEBERADAAN PIDANA MATI DALAM KITAB UNDANG-UNDANG HUKUM PIDANA (KUHP)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Ni Komang Ratih Kumala Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
The Right

Capital punishment is the heaviest crime and difficult to apply in a country of law considering the death penalty is one of the acts of human rights violations, but to make someone discourage of committing a crime there needs to be rules or penalties that can provide a deterrent effect and provide security for the community from all form of crime. The purpose of writing is directed to find out the regulation of the Death Penalty in the Criminal Law Code which is stipulated in several articles in the Criminal Code and the existence of capital punishment in the legal system in Indonesia in terms of human rights perspective, which of course would be contrary to human rights, especially the right to life, however capital punishment is also needed as an effort to prevent the occurrence of crimes, especially those classified as serious

scholarly journals PEMBENAHAN TERHADAP LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN DAPAT MENIADAKAN OPSI HUKUMAN MATI BAGI NARAPIDANA DI INDONESIA (THE IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF PENITENTIARY CAN ELIMINATE THE DEATH PENALTY OPTIONS OF CONVICTED CRIMINALS IN INDONESIA)

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Nomensen Freddy Siahaan
Keyword(s):  
Death Penalty ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Public ◽  
Good Citizen ◽  
The People ◽  
Long Time

After a long time was not heard to the public area, lately death penalty toward the criminal cases that classified as extraordinary crime are appear. The author discovers electronic article about the execution of the death penalty which is the prosecutor prepares to execute death penalty toward the drugs dealer. The president of Republic of Indonesia stated that it is necessary to give a deterrent effect to the convicted  criminal and keep the morality of Indonesian teenagers. According to my opinion, the author argues that it will be better and wiser if we discuss about renovating all of the Penitentiary in Indonesia than debating whether death penalty could be done in Indonesia or not, because it will be displeasure many parties, death penalty infringed the human rights of the convicted criminals and cause psychological burden to them, families, the executor of the death penalty, and other parties. Because if we have to improve the quality of the Penitentiary, if the function of Penitentiary for fostering moralily has been optimal or properly enough to the convicted criminals, Indonesia will be no longer need the death penalty option as sanction to the convicted crimanals including for the extraordinary crime (especially for drugs trafficking in our country). Penitentiary is one of the public services which aims for fostering the people that initially have bad habits (commited to the crime), so that they will have the awareness to change their bad attitude into the be better ones, will not harm others, and positively contributed to the society. Already Penitentiary’s conditions should be designed in such a way and as good as possible, so that the inmates feels like at their own home (like having a second home after his own home), and feel humaner to spend their days in the Penitentiary. The author believes that if the Penitentiary has been improved and optimized its function well, then the real purpose of Penitentiary will definitely achieved. As stated in Law Number 12 Year 1995 regarding to Penitentiary Article 2 which states "sanction system are organized in order to fostering the convicted criminals in order to be the real man, aware of their fault, improve themselves, and not to repeat the criminal act so that they can be friendly received by the community, can actively participated in the development of our country, and can socialize themselves as good citizen."Article 3 on this regulation also intensifies the function of Penitentiary "the function of Penitentiary is to prepare convicted criminals to be able to properly integrated to the society, so they can be accepted again as members of the public who are free and responsible ones."

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