Politik Hukum Sistem Peradilan Pidana Indonesia dalam Perspektif Hukum Tata Negara Kontemporer: Legal Policy of the Indonesian Criminal Justice System from the Perspective of Contemporary Constitutional Law

Irda Nur Khumaeroh; Muhamad Iqbal Ansori Firdaus; Angga Gustian Widodo; Fitri Khoirotunnisa; Tessa Marshandini Sofyan; Jalaludin

doi:10.15575/sjtp.v3i2.57877

Authors

Irda Nur Khumaeroh Universitas Kartamulia Purwakarta, Indonesia
Muhamad Iqbal Ansori Firdaus Universitas Kartamulia Purwakarta, Indonesia
Angga Gustian Widodo Universitas Kartamulia Purwakarta, Indonesia
Fitri Khoirotunnisa Universitas Kartamulia Purwakarta, Indonesia
Tessa Marshandini Sofyan Universitas Kartamulia Purwakarta, Indonesia
Jalaludin Universitas Kartamulia Purwakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15575/sjtp.v3i2.57877

Keywords:

legal politics; criminal justice system; contemporary constitutional law; constitutionalism; rule of law.

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the legal politics of Indonesia's criminal justice system from the perspective of contemporary constitutional law and to formulate the direction of its transformation toward a democratic, accountable, and substantively just system. The study employs a normative-doctrinal legal method with statutory, conceptual, and case approaches. Legal materials were collected through systematic library research and analyzed qualitatively using legal interpretation, norm synchronization, legal construction, and deductive reasoning techniques. The findings reveal that Indonesia's criminal justice legal politics faces three mutually reinforcing structural deficits: a regulatory deficit stemming from disharmony among statutes, an integration deficit arising from institutional fragmentation among the police, prosecution, judiciary, and correctional subsystems, and an oversight deficit due to weak checks and balances mechanisms. A comparative analysis with Germany and the Netherlands demonstrates a significant gap in due process implementation and constitutional rights protection. Transformation must prioritize regulatory harmonization, strengthening the integrated criminal justice system, and establishing independent oversight mechanisms to ensure Indonesia's criminal justice system genuinely delivers constitutional justice for all citizens.

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