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Kedudukan Asas Legalitas Pasca Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 003/PUU-IV/2006 dan 025/PUU-XIV/2016
No full textKorupsi musuh bersama yang harus diberantas sampai dengan akarnya. Putusan MK No. 003/PUU-IV/2006 dan No. 025/PUU-XIV/2016 mempengaruhi pemberantasan korupsi, karena dengan kedua putusan tersebut tindak pidana korupsi sulit dibuktikan. Terjadi perbedaan penerapan asas legalitas berdasarkan putusan mahkamah konstitusi dan yurisprudensi. Putusan mahkamah konstitusi menerapkan asas legalitas formil sedangkan yurisprudensi mengembangkan asas legalitas materiil. Legalitas formil mencegah perlakuan kesewenang-wenangan penguasa, sedangkan legalitas materiil mengakomodir hukum tidak tertulis yang tumbuh dan berkembang dari bangsa Indonesia sendiri. Putusan mahkamah konstitusi berperan sebagai pengontrol penerapan hukum kebiasaan sebagai dasar pemidanaan. Rumusan masalah dalam tulisan ini adalah: pertama, bagaimanakah kedudukan asas legalitas pasca putusan MK Nomor 003/PUU-IV/2006 dan Nomor 025/PUU-XIV/2016? Kedua, bagaimanakah model asas legalitas yang dapat mengakomodir pemidanaan berdasarkan hukum kebiasaan? Metode penelitiannya menggunakan metode penelitian yuridis normatif. Kesimpulannya adalah: putusan MK Nomor 003/PUU-IV/2006 dan Nomor 025/PUU-XIV/2016 memperkuat kedudukan asas legalitas secara formal, sedangkan perkembangan yurisprudensi mengarah pada penerapan asas legalitas materiil. Model asas legalitas untuk hukum pidana materiil Indonesia adalah asas legalitas formil-materiil. Penerapan legalitas materiil dengan syarat, yaitu: 1. Bersifat kasuistis; 2. Berlaku untuk orang tertentu; 3. Secara substansi masih diakui oleh masyarakat adat dengan ditunjukkan adanya masyarakat dan lembaga adat; 4. Hakim harus bersifat hati-hati karena tujuannya mencapai keadilan substantif; 5. Pengadilan negara bersifat ultimum remidium.Corruption of common enemies that must be eradicated up to their roots. MK decisions No.003/PUU-IV/2006 and No.025/PUU-XIV/2016 affect the eradication of corruption, because with these two decisions corruption is difficult to prove. There has been a difference in the application of the legality principle based on the decision of the constitutional court and jurisprudence. The constitutional court ruling applies the principle of formal legality while jurisprudence develops the principle of material legality. Formal legality prevents treatment of arbitrariness of rulers, while material legality accommodates unwritten law that grows and develops from the Indonesian nation itself. The constitutional court verdict acts as the controller of the application of customary law as a basis for punishment. The formulation of the problem in this paper is: first, what is the position of the legality principle after the Constitutional Court decision Number 003/PUU-IV/2006 and Number 025/PUU-XIV/2016? Second, what is the model of the legality principle that can accommodate punishment based on customary law? The research method uses normative juridical research methods. The conclusion is: MK’s decision Number 003/PUU-IV/2006 and Number 025/PUU-XIV/2016 strengthen the position of the principle of legality formally, while the development of jurisprudence leads to the application of principles of material legality. The legality model for Indonesian material criminal law is the principle of formal-material legality. Application of material legality with conditions, namely: 1. Caseistic; 2. Valid for certain people; 3. Substantially still recognized by indigenous peoples as indicated by the existence of indigenous peoples and institutions; 4. Judges must be careful because the objective is to achieve substantive justice; 5. The state court is ultimum remidiu
Defining Judicial Independence and Accountability Post Political Transition
Full text linkIndonesian constitutional reform after the fall of Soeharto’s New Order brings favorable direction for the judiciary. Constitutional guarantee of judicial independence as regulated in Art 24 (1) of the 1945 Constitution, has closed dark memories in the past. This article decides that the Judiciary is held by the Supreme Court and the judicial bodies below and a Constitutional Court. Such a strict direction of regulation plus the transformation of the political system in a democratic direction should bring about the implementation of the independent and autonomous judiciary. But in reality, even though in a democratic political system and constitutional arrangement affirms the guarantee of independence, but it doesn’t represent the actual situation. There are some problems that remain, such as (i) the absence of a permanent format regarding the institutional relationship between the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court, and the Judicial Commission, and (ii) still many efforts to weaken judiciary through different ways such criminalization of judge. Referring to the problem above, then there are gaps between what "is" and what "ought", among others. First, by changing political configuration that tends to be more democratic, the judiciary should be more autonomous. In this context, various problems arise such as (i) disharmony in regulating the pattern of relations between judicial power actors, (ii) various attempts to criminalize judges over their decisions, and (iii) judicial corruption. Second, by the constitutional guarantee of the independence of the judiciary, there will be no legislation that that may reduce constitutional guarantee. However, there are many legislation or regulations that still not in line with a constitutional guarantee concerning judicial independence. This paper reviews and describes in-depth about how to implement constitutional guarantees of judicial independence after the political transition and conceptualize its order to strengthen rule of law in Indonesi
Open Legal Policy dalam Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi dan Pembentukan Undang-Undang
Full text linkPutusan Mahkamah Konstitusi No. 46/PUU-XIV/2016 yang menolak perluasan makna zina yang ada dalam Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana menjadi topik yang ramai diperdebatkan. Sebagian masyarakat berpendapat bahwa seharusnya Mahkamah Konstitusi berani melakukan terobosan hukum dalam isu yang sangat penting tersebut. Namun, Hakim Mahkamah Konstitusi berpendapat perluasan makna zina tersebut bukan ranah kewenangan mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji lebih jauh argumentasi hukum (ratio decidendi) putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi yang bersifat open legal policy dan bagaimana implikasinya terhadap pembentukan peraturan perundang-undangan di Indonesia. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kepustakaan dengan pendekatan undang-undang dan studi kasus terhadap beberapa putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi yang mengandung argumentasi open legal policy. Secara konseptual penelitian ini juga akan membahas bagaimana implikasi putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi yang mengandung open legal policy tersebut terhadap sistem legislasi nasional. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertama, konsepsi open legal policy dalam putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi belum memiliki batasan yang jelas sehingga pengertian positive legislator dan negative legislator sering dikacaukan dalam praktik pembentukan dan pengujian undang-undang. Kedua, putusan yang bersifat open legal policy tersebut juga menunjukkan bahwa di antara hakim Mahkamah Konstitusi telah terjadi tarik menarik penggunaan paradigma judicial activism dan judicial restraints sehingga menimbulkan ketidakpastian hukum di tengah masyarakat. Penelitian ini merekemomendasikan perlunya kajian yang lebih mendalam tentang disain open legal policy dalam putusan Mahkamah Konsitusi dan sistem legislasi nasional Indonesia.The Constitutional Court Decision No. 46/PUU/XIV/2016 which rejected the petition of petitioners to broaden the meaning of zina (fornication) in the Criminal Code of Indonesia has been becoming an interesting issue to be discussed. Some argue that the Constitutional Court must use its authority to conduct a break-through in responding the crucial legal issue. On the other hand, the Court asserted that widening the meaning of zina in the Criminal Code of Indonesia is not its authority. The research aims at discussing further the ratio decidendi of the Constitutional Court Decision which contains the element of open legal policy and its implication to national legislation system. The research is a normative legal research which uses statute approach and case law approach. The result of research shows that firstly, the concept of open legal policy in the Constitutional Court decisions does not have a clear limitation which implies uncertainty of its implementation in the Court decisions and the national legislation system. Secondly, the Decision of the Constitutional Court with open legal policy also shows that on one hand, there is a trend of using judicial activism among the constitutional judges. On the other hand, some constitutional judges also use judicial restraint approach as their reasons which results uncertainty of law in Court decision. The research recommends that there should be a further study on design model of open legal policy in the Constitutional Court decisions and its implication to national legislation system
Gagasan Pemberian Legal Standing Bagi Warga Negara Asing dalam Constitutional Review
No full textPutusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 2-3/PUU-V/2007, perihal pengujian Undang-Undang Nomor 22 Tahun 1997 tentang Narkotika diajukan oleh ketiga orang pelaku Bali Nine yang merupakan warga negara asing. Adapun Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam amar putusannya memutuskan bahwa permohonan pengujian yang diajukan oleh ketiga warga negara asing tersebut tidak dapat diterima (niet ontvankelijk verklaard), bahwa terhadap putusan ini terdapat dissenting opinion dari 4 (empat) orang Hakim Konstitusi berkaitan dengan kedudukan hukum (legal standing) pemohon berkewarganegaraan asing, yaitu Hakim Konstitusi Laica Marzuki, Achmad Roestandi, Harjono dan Maruarar Siahaan, yang pada intinya mengakui legal standing bagi ketiga warga negara asing tersebut. Dalam perspektif perbandingan, terdapat beberapa Mahkamah Konstitusi di dunia menerima permohonan constitutional review oleh warga negara asing, seperti halnya di Republik Ceko, Mongolia serta Republik Federal Jerman. Adapun tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menggagas pemberian legal standing bagi warga negara asing dalam permohonan constitutional review di Mahkamah Konstitusi. Adapun tulisan ini dibuat dengan menggunakan metode penulisan normatif dengan pendekatan studi konseptual, pendekatan perbandingan dan pendekatan perundang-undangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian legal standing bagi warga negara asing dalam permohonan constitutional review di Mahkamah Konstitusi ke dalam Undang-Undang Mahkamah Konstitusi dan Peraturan Mahkamah Konstitusi terkait dapat dilakukan dengan melihat perspektif hak asasi manusia dan negara hukum.After The Constitutional Court Decision Number 2-3/PUU-V/2007 regarding the constitutional review of The Law Number 22 Year 1997 about Narcotics lodged by the three Bali Nine case of which they are foreign citizens. Based on the Decision of the Constitutional Court, the application from them was unacceptable (niet van ontvankelijk verklaard), that toward this decision there are dissenting opinion of 4 (four) constitution judges related to the legal standing of foreign citizens in the applicantion, they are Laica Marzuki, Achmad Roestandi, Harjono and Maruarar Siahaan. In essence, they are admitting legal standing for them in the case. Seen from the perspective comparison, there are several of the world constitutional courts accepting the constitutional review by those foreign citizens, such as Czech Republic, Mongolia and Federal Republic of Germany. This paper aims to analyze the idea for granting the legal standing for foreign citizens applicant of constitutional review in the Constitutional Court. This paper is created by using the normative legal writing method with conceptual approach, comparative approach, and statute approach. Through this paper is expected to has the idea for granting the legal standing of foreign citizens on constitutional review in the Constitutional Court into the Law of Constitutional Court and the Regulation of Constitutional Court based on human rights perspective and the country of law
The Internationalization of Judicial Review in the Colombian High Courts
No full textThe internationalization of adjudication in the Colombian high court refers to the growing importance that the American Convention on Human Rights has gained among the judicial forums of this country, but especially to the phenomenon that occurs when national judiciaries implement and appropriate the doctrine of the control of conventionality. The Convention has claimed a high ground in the Colombian constitutional system due to the appropriation of international law by national courts decisions, and to the process of the internationalization of the law. By consistently applying the control of conventionality doctrine, courts like the State Council have reaffirmed the binding nature and the effectiveness of the decisions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for the Colombian legal system. In contrast to a much more regressive posture assumed by the Constitutional Court in recent decisions, the State Council, drawing on the legal contents of international law, has broadened the range of legal sources for rights interpretation in Colombia. By this action, as it will be further stated in this article, the State Council has contributed to a move away from a paradigm of a legalism based solely on the state sovereignty and national constitutionalism, towards one that endorses the pluralist structure of post-national law. Against this background, this article aims to discuss how the relationship of national judiciaries with international law is best understood as reflecting the development of a pluralist legal dynamic, sometimes referred to as jurisprudential dialogue, that involves the broadening of the normative horizon and the internationalization of the sources available for national judges in their reasoning; particularly in the cases that involve human rights violations
Constitutional Preview and Review of International Treaties: France And Indonesia Compared
No full textThe Indonesian Supreme Court and the Indonesian Constitutional Court are experienced in examining international treaties, although the Indonesian constitution and national laws do not stipulate this matter explicitly. The Constitutional Council of France has the authority to examine judicial previews of bills concerning international treaties. Moreover, French judges can examine international treaties. There is also the European Court of Human Rights, which has an important role concerning the control of conventionality. This article aims to promote discussion about the examination of international treaty cases in Indonesia. It begins by considering the international scholarly literature on integrating international treaties and the rank of international treaties in the national legal system. Then, this article discusses the possibility of the Indonesian Constitutional Court to examine judicial preview of international treaty bills and judicial reviews concerning ratified international treaties
Constitution without Constitutionalism? Challenges to constitutionalism in the Kyrgyz Republic
Full text linkApplication of basic principles revolving around the constitutionalism into third wave democracies, produced such phenomenon as constitutions “without constitutionalism”. This paper will revisit and discuss this issue in the context of the Kyrgyz Republic. Main argument and thesis of the paper is following: Where a viable balance of power exists, a constitutional court acquires importance as a key element of that order, thus promoting the constitutionalism. If no such balance exists, the constitutional court will soon become a tool of the more dominant powers and thus lose its relevance for a genuine constitutional order. The abovementioned thesis will be demonstrated by the example of the work of Constitutional Court of the Kyrgyz Republic. Mainly it first aims at providing a proper foundation and basic understanding of constitutionalism, further revisiting this concept in the context of Former Soviet Union and finally will discuss the development of constitutionalism in Kyrgyzstan along with challenges faced by the court
Quo Vadis Pancasila sebagai Norma Konstitusi yang Tidak Dapat Diubah
Full text linkPancasila memiliki posisi khusus dalam UUD 1945, Selain Pasal 37 ayat (5) UUD 1945 yang menyatakan, “khusus mengenai bentuk Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia tidak dapat dilakukan perubahan,” Pancasila yang narasinya terdapat dalam Alinea Keempat Pembukaan UUD 1945 merupakan salah satu norma konstitusi yang tidak dapat diubah (unamendable article). Hal ini dikarenakan Pasal 37 ayat (1) UUD 1945 menyatakan hanya pasal-pasal UUD 1945 yang dapat diubah, sedangkan Pembukaan UUD 1945 bukanlah termasuk pasal UUD 1945. Tulisan ini bermaksud untuk mencari tahu kaitan antara kedudukan Pancasila dalam ketatanegaraan Indonesia dan keberadaannya sebagai norma konstitusi yang tidak dapat diubah. Lebih lanjut, tulisan ini akan melihat konteks sejarah penentuan Pancasila sebagai dasar negara dan upaya untuk memasukan Pancasila dalam pasal UUD 1945. Selain itu, tulisan ini akan mengkaji putusan-putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi yang menyebut Pancasila sebagai sumber hukum dan dasar negara. Menurut Penulis, sebutan “Pancasila” perlu ditetapkan dalam pasal-pasal UUD 1945 untuk menegaskan secara expressis verbis bahwa Pancasila merupakan dasar negara atau ideologi bangsa. Hal ini penting untuk menjadikan Pancasila tidak sekedar sebagai jargon semata yang bahkan nama Pancasila tidak tersebutkan dalam UUD 1945 meskipun narasinya terdapat dalam Pembukaan UUD 1945.Pancasila has a special position in the 1945 Constitution, in addition to Article 37 paragraph (5) of the 1945 Constitution which states, "specifically regarding the form of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, changes cannot be made," Pancasila which the narrative is contained in the Fourth Paragraph of the Opening of the 1945 Constitution is one of the constitutional norms that can not be changed (unamendable article). This is because Article 37 paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution states that only the articles of the 1945 Constitution can be amended, while the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution does not belong to the 1945 Constitution. This paper intends to find out the relationship between the position of the Pancasila in Indonesian constitution and its existence as a constitutional norm which cannot be changed. Furthermore, this paper will look at the historical context of the determination of Pancasila as the basis of the state and efforts to include Pancasila in the 1945 Constitution article. In addition, this paper will examine the decisions of the Constitutional Court which called Pancasila as a source of law and the basis of the state. According to the author, the term "Pancasila" needs to be stipulated in the articles of the 1945 Constitution to expressly state that Pancasila is the basis of the state or ideology of the nation. It is important to make Pancasila not merely a jargon that even the name of Pancasila is not mentioned in the 1945 Constitution although the narrative is contained in the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution.
Pembatasan Perubahan Bentuk Negara Kesatuan dalam Undang-Undang Dasar 1945 dalam Perspektif Constitution Making
No full textTulisan ini diarahkan untuk melihat tentang Pembatasan Perubahan atas Bentuk Negara Kesatuan Indonesia yang dituangkan dalam Pasal 37 Ayat (5) UUD 1945 sebagai bagian dari konsep pembentukan suatu konstitusi (constitution making) yang pada prosesnya tetap mempertahankan Bentuk Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia dan juga menetapkan sejak awal dalam Bab tentang Perubahan UUD 1945 dalam Pasal 5-nya untuk nantinya manakala ada perubahan haruslah mempertahankan Bentuk Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia. Hal ini tentu menjadi menarik jika dikaitkan dengan makna constitution making pembentukan konstitusi yang baik haruslah mempunyai tujuan salah satunya untuk semakin memperkuat persatuan nasional. Disisi tahapannya bahwa sebagai materi muatan perubahan UUD 1945, ternyata bahwa Bentuk Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia tetap dipertahankan dalam proses perubahan (agenda setting) melalui Kesepakatan Dasar dalam hal perubahan UUD 1945. Metodologi penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah yuridis normatif dengan pendekatan sejarah hukum. Hasil penelitian dari tulisan ini dapat dilihat bahwa pembatasan perubahan bentuk NKRI terdapat tiga (3) aspek yang berkaitan dengan masalah tahapan atau proses perubahan UUD 1945 sebagai constitution making. Aspek pertama adalah bahwa pembatasan perubahan bentuk NKRI yang termuat dalam Kesepakatan Dasar adalah sebagai elemn-elemen atau hal yang dipertahankan dalam tahapan agenda setting. Aspek kedua adalah menjaga kontinuitas hukum dari bentuk NKRI yang sudah ada dalam UUD 1945 sebelum perubahan. Aspek ketiga adalah bahwa terhadap dampak atau konsekuensi hukumnya, bahwa Pasal 37 Ayat (5) UUD 1945 akan menempatkan bentuk NKRI sebagai elemen atau hal yang harus dimasukkan manakala ada perubahan UUD kelima tanpa harus melihat aspek kesejarahan sebagaimana dilakukan para perubahan pertama sampai keempat. Terakhir adalah bahwa dalam pandangan Yash Ghai, konsep pembatasan perubahan bentuk NKRI yang tertuang dalam Kesepakatan Dasar dan Pasal 37 Ayat (5) dapat dimaknai untuk menjaga dan mempertahankan persatuan nasional.This article attempts to analyse about restrictions to change the form of Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia that explained in Article Number 37 Paragraph (5) 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia as part of the concept of constitution making, that in the process, the form of Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia is still maintained. While in chapter about 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia changes Article 5 is stated that if there is changes, the form of Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia has to be maintained. There is something interesting if it is associated with the meaning of constution making itself, that it should has a purpose to strengthen national unity. In fact, as content of constitution of 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia change, the form of Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia is still maintained in agenda setting through basic agreement of 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia changes. Metodology ini this research used legasl research with historical approach perspective. In conclusion of this writings, stated that there is 3 aspects that related to the process of changes of 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia as the constitution making, in term of restrictions to change the form of Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia. First, restrictions to change the form of Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia that is implied in basic agreement act as elements that has to be maintained in process of agenda setting. Second, law continuity of form of Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia has to be kept, as implied in 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia before amendment. Third, form of Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia has to be included in fifth amendment as legal effect of Article 37 Paragraph (5) 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia without considering historical aspects as done in first to forth amendment. Lastly, in Yash Gai’s point of view, restrictions to change the form of Unitary State of The Republic of Indonesia concept that is implied in Basic Agreement and Article 37 Paragraph (5) can be interpreted to keep and to maintain national unity.
A Comparative Perspective on Constitutional Complaint: Discussing Models, Procedures, and Decisions
No full textThe constitutional complaint is one of the important constitutional court jurisdictions that can be described as a complaint or lawsuit filed by any person who deems his or her rights has been violating by act or omission of public authority. Currently, the constitutional court in many countries have adopted a constitutional complaint system in a variety of models. However, the first application of the constitutional complaint jurisdiction came from Europe. In Austria, the constitutional complaint is allowed against the administrative actions but not against the court decisions. While Germany and Spain have a similar model that is a complaint against an act of the public authority including court decisions. In Asia, it is imperative that the court in Asia actively participate in the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC). The AACC members have adopted a system of constitutional adjudication in a variety of models, and when it comes to jurisdictions, out of sixteen AACC members, there are four countries (Azerbaijan, South Korea, Thailand, and Turkey) have the constitutional complaint in their jurisdictions. In Azerbaijan, constitutional complaint is comparatively broad. Azerbaijan’s Constitutional Court can handle constitutional complaint against the normative legal act of the legislative and executive, an act of a municipality and the decisions of courts. In contrast, even though constitutional complaint in South Korea and Thailand can be against the exercise and non-exercise of state power, constitutional complaint cannot be filed against court decisions. In Turkey, the constitutional complaint mechanism is coupled with the regional system of human rights protection. The Turkish Constitutional Court handles complaints from individuals concerning violations of human rights and freedoms falling under the joint protection of the Turkish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This paper argues that constitutional complaint represents the main part of the constitutional court, and through a comparative perspective among three countries in Europe and four AACC members are expected to provide lessons for the other AACC members that do not have a constitutional complaint mechanism, such as Indonesia