The Court Disseminate Constitution and Its Procedural Law to the Navy
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Dr. Muhammad Alim, SH, M. Hum and Dr. Anwar Usman, SH, M.H. when presenting Procedural Law of Dissolution of Political Parties and Dispute Authority of State Institutions on Dialogue Meeting "Increasing Constitutional Understanding and Procedural Law of Court for the Navy Officers",


As a state agency which has the task to escort constitution, the Constitutional Court (MK) continued to socialize constitution (1945) and the Procedural Law of the Court. The Court is in cooperation with the Headquarters of the Indonesian National Army Navy (TNI AL) organized a Dialogue Meeting "Increasing Constitutional Understanding and Prodedural Law of Court for Navy Officers" at Aryaduta Hotel, Jakarta, 10-12 June 2011.

There are six judges who deliver the material of constitution; Dr. Harjono, SH, M.C.L., Prof. Dr. Maria Farida Indrati, SH, M.H., Dr. H. M. Akil Mochtar, SH, M.H., Dr. Muhammad Alim, SH, M. Hum., Dr. Anwar Usman, SH, M.H., and Dr. Hamdan Zoelva, SH, M.H. Secretary General of the Court Janedjri M. Gaffar also become resource person in it.

Harjono expressed about the constitutional system of Indonesia after amandment and understand the 1945 Constitution as a translation of Pancasila.
Maria Farida Indrati during the event also deliver material on Procedural Law of Judicial Review. She confirmed that the law of procedure provided for in Law No. 24/2003 concerning the Constitutional Court, and further regulated in the Constitutional Court No. Guidelines 06/PMK/2005 concerning the Guidance In Judicial Review.

Constitutional Justice M. Akil Mochtar delivering the Dispute over Election Results (PHPU) said that the Constitutional Court authority make this institution as the Guardian of the Democracy. This functions or authority, he argues, is a very noble role. Although he admits it is not easy to run it.

To run these powers, Article 74 to Article 79 of Law No. 24/2003 concerning the Constitutional Court has set how is the Procedural Law of Dispute over Election Results. According to him, the Court already had the experience of hundreds of cases relating to dispute the results of legislative elections. The Court also had to handle election disputes. "And now, since 2008, through Law 12/2008 on the Second Amendment Act 32 of 2004 on Regional Government Section 236C, the Court received additional authority to handle Disputes over Election Results, "said Akil.

Other materials are Procedural Law of Dissolution of Political Parties and the Dispute Authority of State Institutions submitted by Anwar Usman and Muhammad Alim. The material on Procedural Law in Deciding House of Representatives Opinions About the Alleged Violation of Law by the President/Vice President submitted by Hamdan Zaoelva.

At the end of the session, Secretary General of the Constitutional Court Janedjri M.Gaffar submit materials related Framework for Court Excellence, or how to build a framework for the creation of excellent judicial institution. According Janedjri, to build such a judiciary, it must prioritize some values, including equality before the law, fairness, impartiality, independence of decision-making, competence, integrity, transparency, accesibility, timeliness, and certainty. (Shohibul Umam/mh/Yazid.tr)


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