The Position of Constitutional Complaint in the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia

The purpose of this research is to determine the constitutional complaint mechanism based on comparisons in other countries, practices, and adaptation of constitutional complaints under the authority of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia. Many cases with constitutional complaint substance have been submitted to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia even though they don’t have this authority. This research uses a normative legal research method using a statutory approach, a conceptual approach, a comparative approach, and a case approach. This research indicates that the constitutional complaint mechanism in Germany, South Korea, and South Africa has been well implemented. In practice, cases with constitutional complaint substance are filed to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia by changing the form by using the legal means of a judicial review, such as case number 16/PUU-VI/ 2008, case number 140/PUU-XIII/2015 and case number 102/PUU-VII/2009. Due to the consideration of the structure, substance, and culture of law, adaptation of constitutional complaint within the authority of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia needs to be carried out by amending Law Number 24 of 2003 jo. Law Number 7 of 2020 concerning the Constitutional Court.

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Hukum Internasional sebagai Alat Interpretasi dalam Pengujian Undang-Undang

Jurnal Konstitusi ◽

10.31078/jk1514 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 73

Author(s):

Umbu Rauta ◽

Ninon Melatyugra

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

International Law ◽

Judicial Review ◽

Review Process ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Legal Research ◽

Conceptual Approach ◽

The Republic ◽

Constitutional Tradition ◽

The Relationship

Tulisan ini ingin menjawab dua isu utama mengenai hubungan hukum internasional dan pengujian undang-undang oleh Mahkamah Konstitusi RI (MKRI). Isu pertama adalah legitimasi penggunaan hukum internasional sebagai alat interpretasi dalam pengujian undang-undang, sedangkan isu kedua adalah urgensi penguasaan hukum internasional oleh hakim MKRI. Tulisan ini merupakan penelitian hukum yang menggunakan pendekatan konseptual dan pendekatan historis dalam menjelaskan perkembangan pengujian undang-undang di Indonesia sekaligus menemukan legitimasi penggunaan hukum internasional oleh MK RI. Kesimpulan dari tulisan ini menegaskan bahwa hukum internasional memiliki sumbangsih yang penting dalam perannya sebagai alat interpretasi dalam proses pengujian undang-undang oleh Mahkamah Konstitusi, khususnya terkait hak asasi manusia. Justifikasi keabsahan praktik penggunaan hukum internasional tersebut ditarik dari tradisi ketatanegaraan yang secara implisit dikehendaki UUD NRI Tahun 1945. Manfaat positif yang diberikan hukum internasional nyatanya harus disertai juga dengan penguasaan hukum internasional oleh hakim MK RI supaya hukum internasional dapat digunakan secara tepat. Pembahasan dalam tulisan ini dibagi ke dalam empat sub bahasan inti yakni, pengujian undang-undang, penggunaan hukum internasional sebagai the interpretative tool dalam pengujian undang-undang oleh MK, legitimasi penggunaan hukum internasional sebagai the interpretative tool dalam pengujian undang-undang, pentingnya penguasaan hukum internasional oleh hakim MK.This article intentionally answers two principal issues regarding the relationship between international law and judicial review by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia. The first issue is the legitimacy of international use as an interpretative tool in judicial review. The second issue talks about the necessity of urgent international law mastery by the Constitutional Court’s judges. This legal research utilizes both a conceptual approach and a historical approach to explain the development of judicial review in Indonesia, and to find legitimacy of international law by the Constitutional Court. The analysis in this article affirms that international law positively contributes as an interpretative tool in judicial review by the Constitutional Court, particularly pertaining to human rights. A justification of a legitimate international law use is withdrawn from constitutional tradition which is implicitly desired by the Indonesian Constitution (UUD NRI 1945). Since international law has provided better insights into norms, a mastery of international law should be encouraged. There are four main discussions in this article: judicial review, application of international law in judicial review process, legitimacy of international law application in judicial review, and the importance of international law mastering by Constitutional Court judges.

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LEMBAGA JUDICIAL REVIEW UNDANG-UNDANG TERHADAP UNDANG-UNDANG DASAR : PERBANDINGAN ANTARA KEWENANGAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI KOREA SELATAN DENGAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI REPUBLIK INDONESIA

Jurnal Magister Hukum Udayana (Udayana Master Law Journal) ◽

10.24843/jmhu.2016.v05.i02.p11 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 368

Author(s):

Joseph Atja Sulandra ◽

Anak Agung Ngurah Roy Sumahardika

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Judicial Review ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

The Republic ◽

The Guardian

This study aimed to compare the profile and authority of the Constitutional Court of South Korea with the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia, which is granted by its Constitution and related laws. The aim is to see how far the role of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia as an institution of judicial review, so that it can also note the advantages and disadvantages in its function as the guardian of the constitution. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan profil dan kewenangan Mahkamah Konstitusi Korea Selatan dengan Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia, yang diberikan oleh Undang-Undang Dasar serta Undang-Undang terkait. Tujuannya adalah untuk melihat seberapa jauh peran Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia sebagai Lembaga Judicial Review Undang-undang terhadap Undang-Undang Dasar, sehingga dapat dilihat kelebihanan dan kekurangannya masing-masing dalam fungsinya sebagai lembaga pengawal konstitusi.

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Cyber Espionage Sebagai Ancaman Terhadap Pertahanan Dan Keamanan Negara Indonesia

Law & Justice Review Journal ◽

10.11594/lrjj.01.01.03 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 12-25

Author(s):

Evi Dwi Hastri

Keyword(s):

Cyber Security ◽

Research Method ◽

Comparative Approach ◽

National Defense ◽

Cyber Defense ◽

Legal Research ◽

Conceptual Approach ◽

Cyber Espionage ◽

The Stability

This research aims to analyze the norms that have a blur (Vague Norm) against Cyber Espionage related to Indonesia's legal ability to accommodate Cyber Espionage attacks. In addition, this study also aims to analyze Indonesia's efforts to overcome the Cyber Espionage attack that could threaten the stability of national defense and security. The type of research in the legal research method used is normative juridical with three problem approaches, namely the Statute Approach, Conceptual Approach, and Comparative Approach. Primary and secondary legal materials that have been collected will be processed through deductive methods and an analysis of legal materials is carried out, namely by systematic interpretation and extentive interpretation. So based on the results of the discussion, then there is a Vague Norm about Cyber Espionage that affects Indonesian law in accommodating. The efforts taken by Indonesia to deal with Cyber Espionage outside of juridical efforts began with the preventive efforts of Cyber Security and Cyber Defense, optimizing the role of the TNI, BIN, and POLRI as national resources in defending the country's defense.

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IMPLIKASI JUDICIAL REVIEW TERHADAP HAK ANGKET YANG DIAJUKAN OLEH DPR PASCA PUTUSAN MK NO.26/PUU-XVI/2017 TENTANG PERMOHONAN HAK ANGKET DPR

Media Keadilan: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum ◽

10.31764/jmk.v11i1.1353 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Agnes Fitryantica

Keyword(s):

Judicial Review ◽

House Of Representatives ◽

State Power ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Legal Research ◽

The Republic ◽

Negative Implication ◽

Materials Used ◽

Positively Charged

The Constitutional Court based on Article 24C of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia has 4 authorities and 1 obligation. These provisions are further contained in Article 10 of Law Number 24 Year 2003 concerning the Constitutional Court. The constitutional authority of the Constitutional Court in examining, adjudicating and deciding cases of judicial review of the constitution is about the constitutionality of norms. The method used is normative (doctrinal) legal research, using secondary data in the form of primary, tertiary and secondary legal materials. One of the legal materials used as the basis for analysis is the judge's decision and its implications for the judicial review. The results of the study that, the authority to test the Act against the 1945 Constitution theoretically or practically, makes the Constitutional Court as a controlling and balancing body in the administration of state power. The KPK is not the object of the Parlement questionnaire rights. The ruling emphasized that the KPK was an institution that could be the object of the questionnaire right by the Parlement. The implications of the decision of the Constitutional Court Number 36 / PUU-XV / 2017, can be grouped in two ways, namely: first, the implications are positively charged, namely the affirmation of the ownership of the House of Representatives questionnaire rights in Indonesian governance. Second, the negative implication is the possibility of using the DPR's excessive questionnaire rights without regard to existing limitations.Keywords : constitutional court; KPK; parlement.Mahkamah Konstitusi berdasarkan Pasal 24C UUD NRI Tahun 1945 memiliki 4 kewenangan dan 1 kewajiban. Ketentuan tersebut dituangkan lebih lanjut dalam Pasal 10 UU Nomor 24 Tahun 2003 tentang Mahkamah Konstitusi. Kewenangan konstitusional Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam memeriksa, mengadili dan memutus perkara pengujian undang-undang terhadap Undang-Undang Dasar adalah mengenai konstitusionalitas norma. Metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian hukum normatif (doktrinal), dengan menggunakan data sekunder berupa bahan hukum primer, tersier dan sekunder. Salah satu bahan hukum yang dijadikan dasar analisis adalah putusan hakim dan implikasinya terhadap yudicial review. Hasil penelitian bahwa, kewenangan menguji Undang-Undang terhadap Undang-Undang Dasar 1945 secara teoritis atau praktis, menjadikan Mahkamah Konstitusi sebagai lembaga pengontrol dan penyeimbang dalam penyelenggaraan kekuasaan negara, Dalam Putusan Nomor 36/PUU-XV/2017, Mahkamah Konstitusi memutuskan menolak permohonan pemohon yang pada intinya menyebut KPK bukan merupakan objek hak angket DPR. Putusan tersebut menegaskan KPK merupakan lembaga yang dapat menjadi objek hak angket oleh DPR. Implikasi dari putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 36/PUU-XV/2017 tersebut, dapat dikelompokkan dalam dua hal, yaitu: pertama, implikasi yang bermuatan positif, yaitu penegasan dimilikinya hak angket Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dalam ketatanegaran Indonesia. Kedua, Implikasi yang bermuatan negatif yaitu adanya kemungkinan penggunaan hak angket DPR yang eksesif tanpa memperhatikan batasan-batasan yang ada.Kata Kunci: DPR; KPK; Mahkamah Konstitusi.

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ANALISIS YURIDIS TERHADAP KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH MENGENAI PENANGANAN PANDEMI VIRUS CORONA DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) DI INDONESIA

Justisi Jurnal Ilmu Hukum ◽

10.36805/jjih.v6i2.1917 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 46-58

Author(s):

Anwar Hidayat ◽

Budiman

Keyword(s):

Research Method ◽

Large Scale ◽

Social Impact ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Legal Research ◽

Conceptual Approach ◽

Corona Virus ◽

The Republic ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact

Perkembangan pandemi Covid-19 saat ini sangat mengkhawatirkan dimana terjadinya suatupeningkatan kasus corona khusus di Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahuidan menganalisis kebijakan yang diambil pemerintah dalam penanganan pandemi Covid-19serta langkah-langkah yang diambil pemerintah untuk menganggulangi dampak-dampak, terutama dampak dari segi ekonomi dan sosial akibat pandemi Covid-19. Metode penelitianhukum yang digunakan yakni metode penelitian hukum normatif. Adapun pendekatan yangdigunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan perundang-undangan dan pendekatankonseptual. Penelitian ini berlandaskan pengaturan perundang-undangan yang mengaturmengenai penanganan dan penganggulangan pandemi Covid-19 serta analisis atas konseppenetapan peraturan perundang-undangan tersebut. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah dalamrangka penanganan Covid-19, berawal dari pemerintah tmengeluarkan kebijakan tentangPembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar yang merujuk pada Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun2018 tentang Kekarantinaan Kesehatan. Peraturan pelaksanaannya yaitu PeraturanPemerintah Nomor 21 Tahun 2020 tentang Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar, sertaKeputusan Presiden tentang Kedaruratan Kesehatan sampai dengan saat ini pemerintah telahmengeluarkan kebijakan PPKM yang dimana dilakukan secara berkala. Untukmenganggulangi dampak Covid-19 dari segi ekonomi dan sosial pemerintah mengambilbeberapa kebijakan-kebijakan, yang diantaranya adalah: Peraturan Menteri KeuanganRepublik Indonesia Nomor 23/Pmk.03/2020 tentang Insentif Pajak Untuk WajibPajakTerdampak Wabah Virus Corona; Peraturan Otoritas Jasa Keuangan Republik Indonesia Kata Kunci : Kebijakan, Penanganan, Covid-19 The current development of the Covid-19 pandemic is very worrying where there is anincrease in special corona cases in Indonesia. This study aims to identify and analyze thepolicies taken by the government in handling the Covid-19 pandemic and the steps taken bythe government to mitigate the impacts, especially the economic and social impacts of theCovid-19 pandemic. The legal research method used is the normative legal research method. The approach used in this research is a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. Thisresearch is based on the legislation governing the handling and handling of the Covid-19pandemic as well as an analysis of the concept of establishing these laws and regulations. The results of this study are in the context of handling Covid-19, starting with thegovernment issuing a policy on Large-Scale Social Restrictions which refers to Law Number6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine. The implementing regulations are GovernmentRegulation Number 21 of 2020 concerning Large-Scale Social Restrictions, as well as thePresidential Decree on Health Emergencies. Until now, the government has issued a PPKMpolicy which is carried out regularly. To address the economic and social impact of Covid- 19, the government has taken several policies, including: Regulation of the Minister ofFinance of the Republic of Indonesia Number 23/Pmk.03/2020 concerning Tax Incentives forTaxpayers Af ected by the Corona Virus Outbreak; Regulation of the Financial ServicesAuthority of the Republic of Indonesia Number 11 /Pojk.03/2020 concerning NationalEconomic Stimulus as a Countercyclical Policy for the Impact of the Spread of Corona VirusDisease2019; and Instruction of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 4 of2020 concerning Refocussing of Activities, Reallocation of Budgets, and Procurement ofGoods and Services in the Context of Accelerating Handling of Corona Virus Disease 2019(Covid-19). Keyword : Policy, Handling, Covid-19

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Prinsip Proporsionalitas dalam Pengujian Undang-Undang Terhadap UUD NRI 1945 (Studi Perbandingan di Indonesia dan Jerman)

Jurist-Diction ◽

10.20473/jd.v4i4.28482 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 1479

Author(s):

Irene Angelita Rugian

Keyword(s):

General Principle ◽

Comparative Approach ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Narrow Sense ◽

Legal Research ◽

Conceptual Approach ◽

Legal Policy ◽

Test Norms ◽

Federal Constitutional ◽

Principle Of Proportionality

AbstractIn several decisions that have been decided by the Mahkamah Konstitusi, some of the judges considerations only test norms with benchmarks contrary to the UUD NRI 1945 or not? However, MK has not tested the basis of the petition itself, there are limitation of rights, open legal policy, and the real harm felt by the petitioner. Therefore, it is necessary to have a principle of proportionality that can be used by judges to assist in deciding cases related to limiting rights and open legal policy. In order to know the concept of the principle of proportionality, it is necessary to conduct a comparative study between Indonesia and Germany by analyzing the concept and development of this principle. The method used is legal research with a statute approach, a case approach, a comparative approach and a conceptual approach. From the results of these studies, it was found that the principle of proportionality in Germany was well conceptualized and developed rapidly. In fact, this principle has become a general principle in the Germany Federal Constitutional Court. Meanwhile in Indonesia, this principle is still unknown and undeveloped like Germany.Keywords: The Principle of Proportionality; Legitimate Aim; Suitability; Neccesity; Balancing in Narrow Sense.AbstrakDalam beberapa putusan yang telah diputus oleh MK, beberapa pertimbangan hakim hanya menguji norma dengan tolak ukur bertentangan dengan UUD NRI 1945 atau tidak? Namun, MK belum menguji sampai kepada dasar dari permohonan itu sendiri, yaitu pembatasan hak, open legal policy, dan kerugian yang nyata dirasakan oleh pemohon. Maka dari itu, perlu adanya prinsip proporsionalitas yang dapat digunakan para hakim untuk membantu memutus perkara yang berkaitan dengan pembatasan hak dan open legal policy. Agar mengetahui konsep dari prinsip proporsionalitas, maka perlu melakukan studi perbandingan antara Indonesia dan Jerman dengan menganalisis konsep dan perkembangan prinsip tersebut. Metode yang digunakan adalah legal research dengan pendekatan statute approach, case approach, comparative approach dan conceptual appoach. Hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa prinsip proporsionalitas di Jerman telah terkonsep dengan baik dan berkembang dengan pesat. Bahkan prinsip tersebut telah menjadi prinsip umum dalam Germany Federal Constitutional Court. Sedangkan di Indonesia, prinsip tersebut masih belum dikenal oleh MK. Sehingga, proporsionalitas belum memiliki konsep yang jelas dan tidak berkembang seperti negara Jerman.Kata Kunci: Prinsip Proporsionalitas; Legitimate Aim; Suitability; Neccesity; Balancing in Narrow Sense.

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Koalisi Partai Politik di Kabinet: Antara Penguatan Lembaga Kepresidenan atau Politik Balas Budi

Jurnal Magister Hukum Udayana (Udayana Master Law Journal) ◽

10.24843/jmhu.2020.v09.i01.p08 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 111

Author(s):

Muhammad Yusrizal Adi Syaputra

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Political Party ◽

Research Method ◽

The Political ◽

Legal Research ◽

Conceptual Approach ◽

The Republic ◽

The Government

The political party's position as a determinant of government head nomination in Indonesia made the political party a central and strong role in the determination of the Cabinet in the presidential government of Indonesia and allowed the political party to determine the Cabinet domination established by the President elected. This research aims to determine the model of the presidential institution strengthening in the multi-party era in Indonesia and to know the political and juridical construction of the presidential institution in determining the cabinet in Indonesia. The method used is a normative legal research method with a conceptual approach. The results of this research are, firstly that the strengthening of the presidential institution in the multi-party era can occur when done with the restriction of political parties through the mechanism of the parliamentary threshold. Secondly, that the political construction of the cabinet determination by the President is based on the coalition of political party supporters of the government, and the juridical construction of the President may elect the Minister of the party proposal because it is based on article 6A paragraph (2) The Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia 1945. Kedudukan partai politik sebagai penentu pencalonan kepala pemerintahan di Indonesia menjadikan Partai Politik memiliki peran sentral dan kuat dalam penentuan kabinet di Pemerintahan Presidentiil Indonesia dan memungkinkan partai politik untuk menentukan dominasi kabinet yang dibentuk oleh Presiden terpilih. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui model penguatan lembaga kepresidenan pada era multi partai di Indonesia, dan untuk mengetahui konstruksi politis dan yuridis lembaga kepresidenan dalam menentukan kabinet di Indonesia. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian hukum normatif dengan pendekatan konseptual. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa pertama, penguatan lembaga kepresidenan di era multi partai dapat terjadi apabila dilakukan dengan pembatasan partai politik melalui mekanisme parlementary threshold. Kedua, bahwa konstruksi politis penentuan kabinet oleh presiden didasarkan atas koalisi partai politik pendukung pemerintahan, dan konstruksi yuridis presiden dapat memilih menteri dari usulan partai karena didasarkan pada Pasal 6A ayat (2) UUD 1945.

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Eksistensi Komisi Yudisial Republik Indonesia dalam Menciptakan Hakim Agung Yang Berkualitas dan Berintegritas

Kalabbirang Law Journal ◽

10.35877/454ri.kalabbirang15 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 22-34

Author(s):

Muslim Mamulai

Keyword(s):

Supreme Court ◽

Research Methods ◽

Research Method ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Legal Research ◽

High Quality ◽

Court Judge ◽

The Supreme Court ◽

The Republic

Kajian ini untuk mengkaji eksistensi Komisi Yudisial Republik Indonesa dalam menciptakan hakim agung yang berkualitas dan berintegritas. Metode peneltia yang digunaka menggunakan metode peneltian hukum normatif. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa Kewenangan Komisi Yudisial sebagaimana diatur dalam Pasal 24B ayat (1) UUD 1945 mengalami dinamika dan perubahan dalam penafsiran baik pada tingkat legislasi di DPR, ajudikasi di Mahkamah Konstitusi dan Mahkamah Agung, maupun pada tingkat regulasi di Mahkamah Agung dan Komisi Yudisial.Eksistensi Komisi Yudisial mengusulkan pengangkatan hakim agung telah mengalami perluasan makna mencakup hakim ad hoc di Mahkamah Agung serta penguatan dengan dihapuskan kewenangan DPR untuk memilih calon hakim agung dan hanya menyetujui atau tidak menyetujui calon hakim agung usulan Komisi Yudisial. This study is to study the existence of the Judicial Commission of the Republic of Indonesia in creating high-quality judges with integrity. The research method used uses normative legal research methods. The results showed that the authority of the Judicial Commission as referred to in Article 24B paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution experienced dynamics and changes in interpretation both at the legislative level in the DPR, adjudication in the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court, as well as in the Supreme Court and Judicial Commission. The existence of the Judicial Commission proposing the appointment of a Supreme Court judge has broadened the meaning including ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court and strengthened by abolishing the authority of the DPR to elect candidate judges and only approving or not approving candidates for the proposed Judicial Commission.

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THE “DEFERENCE” OF JUDICIAL AUTHORITY TO THE STATE*

Obiter ◽

10.17159/obiter.v33i1.12185 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nomthandazo Ntlama

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Judicial Review ◽

Separation Of Powers ◽

The State ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Main Function ◽

Checks And Balances ◽

New Process ◽

State Authority ◽

The Republic

The adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (hereinafter “the Constitution”), provided an opportune moment for the courts, especially the Constitutional Court to ensure an appropriate balance in the development of the principles and values of the doctrine of separation of powers vis-à-vis those of judicial review. The Constitution is framed in a manner that entrenches a system of checks and balances (this is deduced from the manner in which the various chapters of the Constitution are structured, dealing with the roles of the legislature, executive and the judiciary). This system gives the general public a legislative and executive authority that is accountable to them subject to judicial review by an independent judiciary. The system of checks and balances affirms the limited power of the legislative and executive authorities which is confined within the constraints of constitutional values and principles. The importance of checks and balances is similarly endorsed by Edwards as a system that has ushered in a new process of the regulation of state authority in the new dawn of democracy. This system envisages a move away from a culture of authority of the apartheid rule to one of justification of the new constitutional dispensation. He substantiates his argument by pointing out that the new process of regulating state authority has enabled the courts to educate other branches of government through principled and robust articulations of the foundational and constitutional values of the Constitution in a democratic society. Against this background, the purpose of this note is to provide a brief overview of the Merafong Demarcation Forum v President of the Republic of South Africa (2008 (10) BCLR 968, hereinafter “Merafong”) judgment. The particular emphasis on this judgment is its potential to defer the judicialauthority (which the author refer to as a “political doctrine”) to the state. The objective is to analyse this doctrine and evaluate it against the development of substantive principles of judicial review. This purpose is motivated by Chaskalson CJ’s argument in Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of South Africa: In re Ex Parte President of the Republic of South Africa (2000 (3) BCLR 241). Chaskalson CJ in this case held that the Constitutional Court cannot allow itself to be diverted from its main function as the final andindependent arbiter in the contest between the state and its citizens. In Merafong, the court created an impression of having misconstrued this purpose and the objectives it has to fulfil. This note is limited to the “political approach” which the court emphasisedwithout much thought, and attempt to address the question of public involvement in legislative processes raised in this case. It alsoacknowledges that the court has affirmed its independence as the guardian of the Constitution in the regulation of state authority and advancement of the principles of judicial review, but its lack of consistency in its adopted approach is a worrying factor and a causefor concern for the regulation of state authority.

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Legal Protection for Online Transportation Service Providers in Transporting Passengers

Jurnal Hukum Prasada ◽

10.22225/jhp.8.2.2021.70-77 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 70-77

Author(s):

Desak Nyoman Oxsi Selina ◽

I Made Wirya Darma

Keyword(s):

Research Method ◽

Service Providers ◽

Legal Protection ◽

Legal Research ◽

Conceptual Approach ◽

Transportation Services ◽

Legal Subject ◽

Transportation Service ◽

Legal Consequence ◽

The Republic

Transportation is one of the derivative needs in society due to economic, social activities, and so on. In general, there are two transportations, namely based on conventional and online, but the problem is that discrimination often occurs against providers of online-based transportation services, especially in transporting passengers. Thus, the purpose of this study is to find out the legal protection for online transportation service providers in transporting passengers and to find out the legal consequence of discriminating against online transportation service providers in carrying passengers. The method used in this study is normative legal research method. Meanwhile, the legislative and conceptual approach is the approach used in this study. The results of this study showed that the legal protection of online transportation service providers in Indonesia is regulated in legislation including the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia which in principle every legal subject must be treated equally before the law, and Law Number 39 Year 1999 which protects that every person is entitled to a job, and legal protection is also contained in Law No. 8 of 1999 which in principle regulates the rights and obligations of business actors. The legal consequence of discrimination is that it can result in criminal and civil law in the form of compensation for imprisonment or fines.

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