Padjadjaran University Family Student Representative visits the Constitutional Court on Monday (19/11) morning. They were received by Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Achmad Sodiki in Press Conference Room of Court Building. On occasion, Sodiki delivered a short lecture. In his presentation, Sodiki explains a few things about the court.

Among authority regarding the conduct of the Court and the decisions of the Constitutional Court, Sodiki revealed, that the Court has the authority and the obligation of four. That authority to hear at the first and last decision is final in the law against the Constitution, the authority to decide disputes state agency whose authority granted by the Constitution, dissolution of political parties, and to decide disputes about the election results, including election of regional heads.

As for the obligation of the Court, which is required to make a decision on the opinion of the House of Representatives regarding the alleged violations by the President and / or Vice-President under the Constitution? In addition, Sodiki also describes relationships between the political influences affect the law. According to him, the law, as a product of politics is strongly influenced by a variety of interests. "The law is an ideological struggle, political interests, and the interests of the people," he said. The task of the Constitutional Court, he said, is to keep the law is a political product remains appropriate and in line with the Constitution. "The task of the Court is the Act to be consistent with the 1945Constitution," said Sodiki.

Sodiki asserted, in doing such authority, the Court would not bound by existing legal provisions. With notes, these provisions preclude the Court to uphold the justice of the law. For the sake of justice, the Court sometimes disregards formula applicable laws. "The Court deemed to violate the law, but the purpose of the Constitutional Court that the constitution upright," he said. This was done, according to Sodiki, because sometimes handcuff human law. In fact, the law is for man, not vice versa. After Sodiki finished giving his presentation, the participants of the group were given the opportunity to interact with him. Some of the participants were then asked questions, mostly questioning the considerations behind the decision of the Court some. (Dodi / mh/Yazid.tr)