Constitutional Court (MK) shared responsibility in promoting and closer understanding of Pancasila, the Constitution, and the Law of Procedure of the Constitutional Court. It is delivered by the Secretary General of the Constitutional Court Janedjri M. Gaffar in the opening speech retrieval "Education Pancasila, the Constitution and the Law on the Constitutional Court for Citizenship Education Teachers Se-Indonesia" on Friday (23 / 9) at Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta.
"In a meeting of state institutions some time ago, it was agreed to develop Pancasila and the Constitution as the basis of the state. Therefore, the Court take responsibility for it," said Janedjri in front of about two hundred teachers of Citizenship Education in Indonesia.
Janedjri also explained that the teachers of citizenship education became a prime target of the Constitutional Court to raise awareness of constitutional culture. This, due to civic education teachers to interact directly with the nation’s next generation, namely the students. "In recognition of civic education teachers, Gift of the Constitutional Court gave every Teacher’s Day which falls on November 25. The Court also asked the blessing for the plan to the Court to establish the Center for Education Pancasila and the Constitution can be realized in 2012," explained Janedjri.
On that occasion, Janedjri also explained about the changes to the Constitution in 1999 - 2002 then. The changes are, obviously Janedjri, adapted to the dynamics of national and state at the time. "These changes make the constitution as the supreme law of our country. The changes are also generating a new state agency. One is the Constitutional Court as a principal of judicial power which the decision is final and binding. There is no other remedy can be taken against the decision of the Constitutional Court. Therefore, there is mention MK notch above the angels, and a notch below God, "he explained.
Meanwhile, Director General of Islamic Education Ministry of Religious Affairs Muhammad Ali responded positively to activities that are the result of cooperation between the Court and the Ministry of Religious Affairs. "This activity aims to improve teachers’ qualifications and competence of Citizenship Education. In addition, for civic education teachers, more familiar with the Court as one of the perpetrators of the judicial authorities of state institutions," said Ali.
The event that lasted three days from September 23 to 25 are, filled by several presenters who are judges or former constitutional justice. As the first speaker, Justice Constitutional Harjono conveys an understanding of the material as the state ideology Pancasila and the 1945 souls. According to Harjono, the five precepts of Pancasila is not a separate element because every precept to condition one another as a philosophy of life, state and nation. "For example, water chemical elements must consist of hydrogen and oxygen. Precepts unity of Indonesia must also satisfy the element of divinity in one God, just and civilized humanity, and social justice for all Indonesian people," said Harjono. (Lulu Anjarsari / mh/Yazid.tr)
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