Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Bureau of the Constitutional Court (MK), Pan Mohamad Faiz, served as a speaker at the Community of Practice event organized by the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) for Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Law.

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DEPOK (MKRI)  – Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Bureau of the Constitutional Court (MK) Pan Mohamad Faiz served as a speaker at the Community of Practice event organized by the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) for Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Law on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at the Auditorium of the BPSDM Legal Education Building, Depok, West Java. This session addressed the theme “Settlement of Authority Disputes Between State Institutions at the Constitutional Court.”

On this occasion, the Bureau Head Faiz delivered material on resolving constitutional authority disputes involving state institutions whose powers are granted by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Such disputes refer to disagreements or differences of opinion concerning the exercise of authority between two or more state institutions.

“As stipulated in the 1945 Constitution, the Constitutional Court is authorized to adjudicate authority disputes between state institutions whose powers are granted by the Constitution,” said the Bureau Head Faiz during the event, which was attended offline by civil servants of BPSDM Legal Affairs and online by the general public.

The Bureau Head Faiz further explained that applicants—state institutions who believe that their constitutional authority has been taken, reduced, obstructed, ignored, and/or harmed by another state institution as the respondent—must clearly describe the authority being disputed, the applicant’s direct legal interest in that authority, and the specific matters requested for adjudication by the Court.

After presenting his material, the Bureau Head Faiz addressed several questions from participants, including how the Court adjudicates, examines, and decides authority disputes between state institutions.

“In principle, the burden of proof lies with the applicant. However, if there are sufficiently strong reasons, the Constitutional Court may shift the burden of proof to the respondent and may request related parties to provide information,” explained the Bureau Head Faiz during the session moderated by First Expert Legal Instructor Edwin Aditya Irawan. In addition to authority disputes, the Bureau Head Faiz also elaborated on the Court’s authority to review statutes against the Constitution to broaden participants’ understanding.

The event is expected to enhance understanding of the mechanisms and constitutional provisions for resolving authority disputes between state institutions, expand legal insight and competency, and enrich the expertise of legal practitioners and observers in understanding the dynamics of Indonesia’s constitutional system.

Author: Edwin Aditya Irawan
Editor: N. Rosi.
Translator: Aski V. Rumere

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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