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Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Arief Hidayat speaking at the National Seminar of the People\'s Consultative Assembly (MPR) of the Republic of Indonesia with the Constitutional Law and State Administrative Law Lecturers Association (APHTN-HAN) at The Santoso Villas & Resort Senggigi, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Saturday (19/8). Photo by Humas MK/Bayu.

Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court delivered a presentation in the National Seminar of MPR RI Assessment Agency entitled "Strengthening Consistency of Implementation of the 1945 Constitution." The seminar was organized by the People\'s Consultative Assembly (MPR) in collaboration with the Constitutional Law and State Administrative Law Lecturers Association (APHTN-HAN) in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Saturday (19/8).

Also attending the event were heads of state institutions and former state officials, among them MPR Deputy Chairman E. E. Mangindaan, Judicial Commission Chairman Aidil Fitriciada Azhari, Chairman of the MPR Assessment Agency Bambang Sadono, Ombudsman Chairman Amzulian Rifai, former Law and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalata, and APHTN-HAN Chairman Mahfud M. D.. The participants of the seminar were APHTN-HAN administrators from all regions in Indonesia.

On that occasion, Justice Arief presented the material with the theme "Ideas and Constructions of the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945 as Consistent Reinforcement of the Implementation of the 1945 Constitution." According to him, to understand the ideas and constructions of the 1945 Constitution is not just spelling out explicit sentences contained in it, but exploring all the implicit.

"The constitution of a country cannot be understood if only the text is read. To really understand the purpose of the constitution of a country, how the text, the descriptions, and in what atmosphere the text was made should also be learned," he said.

Therefore, Justice Arief emphasized that the 1945 Constitution embodied the legal system aimed at maintaining order and peace in society. The legal system is the legal system of Pancasila, the legal system with character and style rooted in the noble cultures and traditions of the Indonesian nation. "This system even combines the goodness of various legal systems," he added.

Ideas and Constructions of the 1945 Constitution

Justice Arief also asserted that the 1945 Constitution should have a vision and be far-reaching in order to realize a just legal certainty in a sustainable manner. In other words, it is necessary to have a long-term constitution. That is, although not a sacred document, the 1945 Constitution should not be frequently and easily amended.

"When the 1945 Constitution is often and easily amended, the changes have implications for the laws under it. The more often the laws changes, sustainable legal certainty on an ongoing basis will be difficult to achieve," he said.

Closing his remarks, Justice Arief stressed that no one can uphold the 1945 Constitution and realize national goals without the support of others. Therefore, to ensure the establishment of the constitution, collaboration, and synergic relationship among state institutions in all branches of power are required.

"In other words, the uprightness and implementation of the 1945 Constitution necessitates the relationship between state institutions, based on the spirit implied in the 1945 Constitution, without interfering with each other, with collective respect for mutual respect for the authority of each state institution," he concluded. (Bayu Wicaksono/lul)

Translated by: Yuniar Widiastuti

 

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