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The Constitutional Court (MK) is an actor who has four judicial power and authority of the obligation. The first authority of Constitutional Court was to review the Act against the Constitution. That is, all Act products are open in the possibility for judicial review to Court.

"Why Act should be reviewed? Are not laws made by Parliament with the President? Because the Constitution that authorizes the Court to review the law," said the Head of Education Pancasila and the Constitution M Guntur Hamzah to the students of the Faculty of Law (FH) University of Hasanuddin, Makassar who visited the Court on Tuesday (11/6).

Guntur Hamzah said, reviewing the Law on the Constitutional Court consists of two ways. First, the material is related to the substance of the Act. Second, the formal procedures associated with the formation of the law.

The next Court’s authority, continued Guntur, the authority to decide disputes between state agencies whose authority granted by the Constitution. "This is what it means? Constitutional Court also has the authority to handle disputes between state agencies, such as dispute between President and Audit Board.

"But not all state institutions to the dispute could be litigants in the Court. But the state agency whose authority granted by the Constitution," said Guntur.

Furthermore, the Court has the authority to dissolve the political parties. But this authority has never been used MK, as long as there is no political party that problematic and litigants in the Court.

"There is no case that the Court decides the dissolution of political parties. This has never happened," said Guntur.

Then, too, continued Guntur, the Court has the authority to decide disputes elections including election results. Dispute election results called PHPU, the Court addressed almost every day.

"In addition to the four Constitutional authority, there is an obligation of the Court to give judgment on the opinion of the House of Representatives regarding the alleged violations by the President and or / Vice President. This is commonly referred to as impeachment or impeachment," said Guntur.

Guntur further explained, in the way the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia (MKRI) is seen as a modern and reliable institution. He argued, because the Court has the power in the hands of the nine judges who make decisions credible and independent.

"The Court made rulings that touch the public sense of justice. Indeed, there are decisions that the Court raises the pros and cons. But after it was explained through considerations of the Court, one can understand that the decision of the Court emphasizes substantive material truth or justice. Constitutional Court so far believed, even including the 10 most credible judiciary in the world, "said Thunder to the students. (Nano Tresna Arfana / mh)

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