Gagasan Pengujian Formil Undang-Undang Penetapan Perppu di Mahkamah Konstitusi: Menguji Objektivitas Parlemen: The Idea of Formal Review by the Constitutional Court of Laws Enacting Government Regulations in Lieu of Law: Questioning Parliamentary Objectivity

Muhammad Fajri Zulfi; Mochamad Adli Wafi

doi:10.31078/jk2312

Authors

Muhammad Fajri Zulfi Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2490-5941
Mochamad Adli Wafi Fakultas Hukum Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1906-5781

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31078/jk2312

Keywords:

House of Representatives (DPR), Government Regulations in Lieu of Laws, Constitutional Court, Formal Review

Abstract

The House of Representatives (DPR) holds an important role in assessing the element of compelling urgency, which serves as the basis for the continuation of a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu). DPR approval is often perceived as an objectification of the President's subjective authority to issue a Perppu. This article employs a normative juridical approach to reexamine the role of the DPR and to critique the mainstream conception that interprets the approval process of a Perppu as purely objective. The findings of this article indicate that the DPR plays a significant role not only in its legislative function but also in its oversight function. Moreover, meaningful participation must still be upheld in the Perppu process, as mandated by Article 22 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia per se. This article argues that DPR approval does not always reflect objectivity, particularly when pro-government parties dominate the parliament, thereby rendering oversight of the Perppu suboptimal. Based on this reconceptualization of the DPR’s role, the article proposes that the Constitutional Court be granted authority to conduct a formal review of laws enacting Perppu, particularly regarding the fulfillment of the element of compelling urgency and the implementation of meaningful participation in the legislative process

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