Chairman MK Moh. Mahfud MD, Vice Chairman Achmad Sodiki, and also seven judges Harjono, Akil Mochtar, Maria Farida, M. Alim, Ahmad Fadlil Sumadi, Hamdan Zoelva and Anwar Usman and former constitutional justice Laica Marzuki, Natabaya, and Maruarar Siahaan at coordination meetings with various legal experts and historians of the Constitution and Constitutional Forum (FK) in the framework of the development of the Documentation Center for History of the Constitution and the Constitutional Court, Thursday (19 / 5) in floor 8 of the Court Building
Jakarta, MKOnline - In order to get different input on development plan of the Constitutional History of the Documentation Centre and the Constitutional Court, the Court held a coordination meeting with various legal experts and historians of the Constitution and Constitutional Forum (FK) on Thursday (19 / 5) in Fl. 8 of the Constitutional Court Building.
The event was attended by Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Moh. Mahfud MD, Vice Chairman Achmad Sodiki and also was accompanied by seven judges Harjono, Akil Mochtar, Maria Farida, M. Alim, Ahmad Fadlil Sumadi, Hamdan Zoelva and Anwar Usman and former constitution such as Laica Marzuki, Natabaya, Maruarar Siahaan. Constitutional lawyers and historians who were present, namely Sri Soemantri, AB Kusumah, Syafruddin Bahar, Adnan Buyung Nasution and members of FK namely Jakob Tobing, Slamet Effendy Yusuf, Andi Mattalata, Harun Kamil, and Zain Badjeber.
These development plans get positive responses from various parties. "When there is little news about the Court who will build the Documentation Center of the Constitutional History and Constitutional Court, there are many who give positive responses, one of them from Adnan Buyung until we sent a letter to give some input on the Documentation Centre of the Constitutional History. Therefore, we took the initiative to convene this meeting to obtain input. We also expect the Historical Documentation Center for the Constitution and the Constitutional Court lifted a history of full of honesty and wisdom to younger next generations," explained Mahfud.
Meanwhile, during his presentation on this Pusdok development plan, the Secretary-General MK Janedjri M. Gaffar describes Pusdok as an effort to understand the history of the Constitution and the Constitutional Court to foster the values and national spirit for the present generation and future generations. "Historical Documentation Centre for Constitutional Development and the Constitutional Court is also the responsibility of the Court to meet the needs of history, especially about the history of the Constitution," he said.
According Janedjri, the contents of the Documentation Center for History of the Constitution and the Constitutional Court will be divided into three parts, namely the birth of the spirit of nationalism, the history of the Indonesian constitution, and history of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. "As for the content or material that will be displayed in the form of a script (verbal), Audio Visual (Audial Film), Image (pictorial), Historic Artefacts, book History of the Constitution and the Constitutional Court. Meanwhile, the location of the Documentation Center of the Constitutional History and Constitutional Court will be placed on the 5th floor library building to the Dome Building the Constitutional Court until the Constitutional Court, “explained Janedjri.
On that occasion, Adnan Buyung Nasution stressed the importance of understanding nationality in addition to national values. "That's what is expected from Documentation Center of Constitutional History and the Constitutional Court, and is to develop a sense of pride to the people of Indonesia and Indonesian citizenship proud to present and future generations," he said.
Constitutional Law expert Sri Soemantri suggested that the Documentation Center for History of the Constitution and the Constitutional Court put forward the honesty and wisdom in presenting the history of the constitution and the Constitutional Court. "It should also be discussed not only about the birth of the Constitution, but also the birth of Preamble of the 1945 Constitution," he said.
The Consultation results a lot of input also from AB Kusuma, Syafruddin Bahar, constitutional judges, former judges and members of FK constitution. Histories of Constitution and Court are also important in Pusdok. Let's say there are proposals on the importance of inclusion of the Explanation of the 1945 Constitution, Jakarta Charter (Piagam Jakarta), constitutional practices are essential to its own dynamics, the birth of the idea of judicial review since in BPUPK and other important matters, and also from the source and mechanism of various documents of the expert. (Lulu Anjarsari/Yazid/mh/Yazid.tr)
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