Expert Assistant to Constitutional Justice Rizkisyabana Yulistyaputri presenting material to the PPKN Study Program students from the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta, Wednesday (7/17/2024). Photo MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) – The 34 students of the PPKN (Pancasila and Citizenship Education) Study Program from the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta visited the Constitutional Court (MK) on Wednesday, July  17, 2024). The fourth-semester students were warmly welcomed by the Expert Assistant to Constitutional Justice, Rizkisyabana Yulistyaputri, in the Court Delegation Room.

In her presentation entitled “The Constitutional Court: the Guardian of Constitution”, Rizkisyabana, who is known as Kiki, first introduced the development history of state institutions in Indonesia before the constitutional amendment. She explained that the Supreme Court (MA) and the Judicial Commission (KY) are two institutions that carry out judicial power, but after the reformation and the fourth amendment to the 1945 Constitution, the Constitutional Court also became part of judicial power in Indonesia.

As the country's needs evolve and stakeholders fully realize that many laws are problematic, however, no institution can review legal products. In addition, there were issues of impeaching the president, but no technical mechanism or institution was authorized to carry it out. Thus, the Constitutional Court was born in 2003 to resolve these issues.

Furthermore, she invited the students to learn in-depth about the Court's authorities and matters related to the Court institution. This included the institutional structure, the requirements to become a justice, the scope of cases under the Court's authority, and some of the latest issues on hearings and constitutional rights of citizens and parties who can file cases.

“We have constitutional rights contained in the constitution. For example, there is a campaign part of the Election Law that injures the constitutional rights of citizens. Then, this right can be submitted to the Constitutional Court. Because the Constitutional Court is the guardian of the Constitution, if there are laws that are not in line with the Constitution, the Constitutional Court can interpret the norms for citizens,” she said.

After introducing the Court, she also allowed the students to ask questions and have a brief discussion about the Court as known by the public. After that, the students were invited to the diorama of constitutional history in the Center for History and Constitution (Puskon), accompanied by senior librarians of the Court.

Author               : Sri Pujianti.
Editor                : Nur R.
Translators        : Putri Ratnasari/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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