Expert Assistant to Constitutional Justice Ttitis Anindyajati welcoming a group of students from the Faculty of Sharia and Law of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang at the Constitutional Court (MK) Building, Jakarta, Tuesday (16/7/2024). Photo by PR/Panji.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — A group of students from the Faculty of Sharia and Law of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang visited the Constitutional Court (MK) on Tuesday, July 17, 2024. The visit was received by Expert Assistant to Constitutional Justice Titis Anindyajati at the Court’s Building in Jakarta.

Titis explained that the Court is a modern court based on technology. The Court has become a judicial institution that initiated the submission of online petitions and remote hearings.

“It was then followed by the Supreme Court. In my opinion, the Constitutional Court was the first to implement online petitions,” said Titis.

Titis emphasized that the Constitutional Court differs from the Supreme Court (MA). In the MA, there is the term lawsuit, in which the plaintiff sues regulations under the laws, and a defendant is suspected of violating the plaintiff's rights based on a specific regulation.

Meanwhile, based on court procedural law, the parties are the petitioner, the respondent, and the related parties. The petitioner submits a petition for judicial review of a law against the Constitution (UUD). The Court can summon the President and the House of Representatives (DPR) as witnesses.

In the Dispute over the Results of the General Election (PHPU) in the Court, the Respondent is the General Election Commission (KPU) because the object of the petition is the KPU's Decision on the Determination of the National Vote Recapitulation Results. Meanwhile, the related parties are parties who are related to the petition submitted by the applicant.

Furthermore, Titis said, the MA's decision is only binding on the parties to the dispute, and its scope is general litigation. Meanwhile, the Court's decision is erga omnes, not only applicable to the petitioner but also binding and must be obeyed by every citizen. “The MK's decision also applies to everyone because the MK's decision is erga omnes,” said Titis.

Before closing this presentation, Titis answered students' questions about tips on becoming an expert assistant to constitutional justice or a court employee. According to her, students must continue to be enthusiastic about learning, increase their knowledge, and contribute to writing journals. After that, the students also visited the Constitutional History Center, located on the 5th and 6th floors of the MK Building.

Author              : Mimi Kartika
Editor               : Lulu Anjarsari P.
Translators       : Jihan Nibras/Rizky Kurnia Chaesario (NL)

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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