Chief Secretary of the Court, Rafiudin Munis Tamar and Abdul Ghoffar are explaining the background history of the Court and its authority to students of Faculty of Law, Bandar Lampung University (UBL) during their visit on Tuesday (19/7) in Press Conference Room

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Constitutional Court (MK) has another visit from the students of the Faculty of Law of Bandar Lampung University (UBL), Tuesday (19 / 7). This time the students who are conducting Field Work activities (KKL) visited the Constitutional Court to get knowledge about the authority of the Constitutional Court which is useful as their thesis, especially for those on sixth semester. Groups of UBL students get material directly from staff secretary of chairman of the Court, Rafiuddin Munis Tamar and Abdul Ghoffar.
 
A total of 142 students who visited the Constitutional Court UBL are accompanied by the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Bambang Hartono. On the occasion, it consist question and answer session, Hartono acted as moderator. Students who follow the event seemed enthusiastic listening and asking questions critical to the presenters.
 
Rafiudin given his first pass material in front of the students, as he is usually called, he says the Constitutional Court was established in response to the needs of society at that time. Many Indonesian law products are problematic. The problems found in existing law when it lies in discrepancy regulations in one Act with regulations on other laws.
 
"And it’s a problem because that has the power to easily claim the legislation that this or that is more suitable. In a sense, the legislation that was chosen was profitable. Because of such conditions that then it arise the need for a judicial review or judicial preview, "Rafi said.
 
In addition, Rafi also deliver the things that the authority of the Constitutional Court. According to the 1945 Constitution, the obligations and authority of the Constitutional Court, the authority to hear at the first and last decision is final to test the Act against the Constitution, rule on the dispute the authority of state institutions whose authorities are granted by the 1945 Constitution, decide upon the dissolution of political parties, and decide disputes about the results of General Elections Compulsory deliver a verdict on the opinion of the House of Representatives regarding the alleged violations by the President and / or Vice President under the 1945 Constitution.
 
In the same occasion, Ghoffar tell students who ask about the money litigants in the Court fees are very expensive that it does not exist at all. "No one rupiah was to be issued to litigants in the Court, it is guaranteed. Even in this Court litigants would be best served. Applicants can also be done online. So if someone said that expensive, could be an expensive lawyer fees, "Ghoffar said. (Yusti Nurul Agustin/mh/Yazid.tr)

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