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Siegfried Bross, a German Constitutional Justice, launched his book “German Connstitutional Law: Selected Case” which had been translated in Indonesian, in the Constitutional Court Main Hall, Monday (17/11).

The book printed in September 2008 explained about marriage and cultural exchange in law happened in people of two nations in Asia and Europe, which were Indonesia and Germany. Siegfried, explicitly wrote in his book the topic about the position of German Constitutional Court with German other high institutions also the relationship between the Constitutional Court with the citizens.

In his opening remarks, Chief Justice of Constitutional Court of Republic of Indonesia, Moh. Mahfud MD, said that the book written by Bross was very interesting and it surely would add the glossary of law science in Indonesia. For comparison to the book compiled by Bross, the Chief Justice of Indonesian Constitutional Court explained the functions and authorities of the institution he lead, compared to the Courts in other countries there was one authorities that was not possessed by Indonesian Court that was about constitutional question and constitutional complaints.

Mahfud also told that before Indonesia formed the Constitutional Court, members of the High Parliament once did a comparative study to various countries which earlier had formed a Constitutional Court or institution with similar function and authorities, for example South Korea, Germany, and South Africa. “Even though so, Indonesia uniquely uses its own character in implementing the authorities of its institution,” revealed Mahfud.

The Court is one of the actors in judiciary branch which is formed based on Article 24C of the 1945 Constitution in the third stage of the amendment. Its establishment is strengthened by Act on Constitutional Court No.24/2003.

The Constitutional Court is authorized to judge in the first and last level whose decision is final in reviewing Act against the Constitution, settling dispute over the authorities of State Bodies whose authorities are provided by the Constitution, deciding on political party dissolution, and deciding on the dispute over general election result, also obliged to give decision on the Parliament s opinion on the suspicion of violation conducted by President and/or Vice President according to the Constitution.

In this opportunity, the Law Faculty Dean of University of Indonesia, Sjafri Nugraha and Director of HSF INDO Dr. Ulrich Klingshirn and German Ambassador to Indonesia, HE Paul Freiher von Maltzhan. (Bayu Pratama Putra/Wiwik Budi Wasito)

Foto: Dok. Humas MK/Ardli N
Translated by Yogi Djatnika / MK

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