Transformation of the Constitutional Justices Tenure After the Constitutional Court’s New Act

Transformasi Masa Jabatan Hakim Konstitusi Pasca Perubahan Undang-Undang Mahkamah Konstitusi

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https://doi.org/10.31078/jk2112

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Constitutional Court Judge, Independence, Tenure, Transformation

Abstract


The periodization system in the constitutional judges’ position has the opportunity to undermine the judges’ independence. the opportunity to be re-elected as an opening for political transactions between constitutional judges with the proposing institution. The enactment of Act No. 7/2020 is a new era for the system used in the constitutional judges’ term. The periodization of the Constitutional Court judges’ term was replaced based on the age limit of 70 years. This research examines the design of Constitutional Court judges’ terms after the enactment Act No. 7/ 2020. This article is written based on normative legal research. This study concludes that the transformation of the Constitutional Court judges’ term into non-periodization aims to strengthen the independence of Constitutional judges from any intervention. At the same time as a fortress from external pressure and ensures that judges do not face conflicts of interest arising from the possibility of extending the term.

Author Biographies

M Beni Kurniawan, Muara Bulian Religious Court, Batanghari, Indonesia

M. Beni Kurniawan, S. Sy, M. H., was born in Pariaman, West Sumatra, on September 15, 1992. He completed his undergraduate education (S1) as the valedictorian at the Faculty of Sharia and Law, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. He pursued his postgraduate education (S2) at the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, graduating with the highest honors, summa cum laude. Currently, he works at the Supreme Court with the position of Judge at the Religious Court of Muara Bulian. He also teaches as a Practitioner Lecturer in a teaching practitioner program initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. He has served as the Deputy Coordinator for IMMH Studies at the University of Indonesia. He focuses on issues related to Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Family Law.

Dinora Refiasari, Krui Religious Court, West Lampung, Indonesia

Dinora Refiasari, S. Kom., was born in Liwa, Lampung, on February 16, 1997. She completed her undergraduate education (S1) at the University of Lampung with a concentration in Computer Science. Currently, she works as a Computer Practitioner Expert at the Supreme Court within the Krui Religious Court unit. She has organizational experience serving as the secretary of the Special Body of the Computer Science Student Association. Additionally, she was an awardee of the KSE (Karya Salemba Empat) scholarship in 2016.

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Kurniawan, M Beni, and Dinora Refiasari. (2024) 2024. “Transformation of the Constitutional Justices Tenure After the Constitutional Court’s New Act: Transformasi Masa Jabatan Hakim Konstitusi Pasca Perubahan Undang-Undang Mahkamah Konstitusi”. Jurnal Konstitusi 21 (1):18-34. https://doi.org/10.31078/jk2112.

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