Legal Policy of President Joko Widodo and the Independence of Constitutional Court: Politik Legislasi Presiden Joko Widodo dan Independensi Mahkamah Konstitusi

Yance Arizona

doi:10.31078/jk2113

Authors

Yance Arizona Faculty of Law, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0523-3965

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31078/jk2113

Keywords:

Legal Policy, Independence of the Judiciary , Joko Widodo, Constitutional Court, Judicial Review

Abstract

This article discusses the independence of the Constitutional Court in reviewing legislation created by President Joko Widodo. There are three main questions posted: What is the character of legal policy under President Joko Widodo, how has the role of the Constitutional Court shifted in the last decade and what is the character of the Constitutional Court’s decisions in reviewing legislation enacted by President Joko Widodo. These questions are discussed using normative research on Constitutional Court decisions. Data from the results of this research are deployed quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitative data is displayed to show legislative trends and Constitutional Court decisions. Analysis was carried out on 78 laws and 277 Constitutional Court Decisions. Meanwhile, qualitative research is to assess the character of legislation and Constitutional Court decisions through case studies of several Constitutional Court decisions related to politics, economics, law enforcement institutions and civil liberties. This article shows that the Constitutional Court has not been effective in exercising judicial review of legislation enacted under President Joko Widodo, amidst an increasingly abusive legislative process.

Author Biography

Yance Arizona, Faculty of Law, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Yance Arizona is a lecturer at the Department of Constitutional Law, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Currently, he also serves as the Chairperson of the Center for Democracy, Constitution, and Human Rights Studies (PANDEKHA), Faculty of Law, UGM. He completed his PhD studies at the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance, and Society, Leiden University, the Netherlands (2022). Before completing his doctoral studies, Yance obtained a Master's degree in Constitutional Law from the University of Indonesia (2012) and a Master of Arts from the Onati International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Spain (2016). He has published numerous articles and books on constitutional law, constitutional courts, land and natural resource conflicts, forest governance, and the rights of indigenous communities in Indonesia.

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