Chief Justice Hamdan Zoelva affirmed the importance of the presence of the Court to uphold the constitution in a democratic country, the Republic of Indonesia.

He submitted that while giving lectures in Islamic School Scholars and National Meeting of the Religious Scholars, Community, and Nation, in Al - Hikam Islamic Boarding School, Depok, Saturday (01/07/2014).

According to Hamdan, the existence of a state constitution is a common thing. The Constitution was shared by almost all countries in the world, either in the form of a written Constitution and unwritten.

"The Constitution is the basis of a national agreement and the various elements in the nation and aspects related to the implementation of the state. Agreement Constitution is the highest in the state apparatus," said Hamdan.

According to him, the determination concerning how organs are formed in the Constitution state. Countries can work, move, and achieve the goals and ideals because the constitution. Therefore, the constitution governs how the state relates to citizens and guarantees the rights of citizens.

Furthermore, in the Indonesian constitution also set things wider, including the general framework of basic social and economic ties with the culture. “In many countries, the constitution only set the political constitution (constitutional politics) of our constitution, but more than that," he added.

Reform, according to Hamdan, has perfected the constitution that was very general and flexible. As a result, anyone in power when it is easy to interpret the constitution as he wishes.

Thus, the establishment of the Court is very important to keep the constitution or the norms that have been agreed to run properly. "From past experience, and frequent irregularities committed by the ruling party. Obviously we do not want to repeat the history of black notes," said Hamdan.

In the event the national workshop, Hamdan also answered some questions from the scholars in various areas related to law and the constitution. Also present as guest speaker Coordinating Minister Hatta Rajasa and Political Observer Yudi Latif. (Lulu Hanifa / mh )