Jurnal Media Hukum

Indonesia’s Sustainable Green Economy Policy in the Energy Sector: Challenges and Expectations

2024-12-17T15:37:22+07:00

This paper comprehensively analyzes the challenges and prospects for achieving a sustainable green economy in Indonesia's energy sector, where fossil fuels dominate approximately 90.4 percent of the domestic energy supply, making the sector a major contributor to emissions. Despite ambitious targets, renewable energy development has progressed slowly, with only 0.97 GW capacity achieved out of a 3.4 GW target by the fourth quarter of 2023. Employing a normative research approach, this study draws from primary and secondary data sources to explore the obstacles hindering green economic transformation, including limited financing for technological innovation, insufficient long-term environmental policies, human resource constraints, institutional structures, regulatory coherence, and the need to balance economic tradeoffs. Key findings highlight that Indonesia must bolster its legal framework, strengthen infrastructure, foster policy alignment, secure financing, enhance technological capabilities, and expand renewable energy capacity. This paper seeks to contribute insights for formulating an integrated, resilient strategy to accelerate Indonesia's transition to a green economy within the energy sector.

Legal Protection for Private Lecturers: Addressing Sub-Minimum Wage Challenges in West Java

2024-12-12T03:55:02+07:00

Private lecturers in Indonesia play a crucial role in higher education; however, they face significant welfare issues, particularly concerning salaries that often fall below the Regional Minimum Wage (UMK). This study aims to identify the challenges faced by private lecturers in West Java related to inadequate salaries and offer recommendations for improvement. Using a qualitative research approach, the study interviews private lecturers and analyzes employment agreements from several private universities. It also examines relevant laws and regulations, including Law Number 14 of 2005 on Teachers and Lecturers, Government Regulation Number 37 of 2009 on Lecturers, Law Number 30 of 2014 on Government Administration, and Law Number 13 of 2003 on Manpower. The findings reveal that, despite formal employment agreements, many lecturers earn less than the UMK, negatively impacting their welfare. Contributing factors include a lengthy certification process, inadequate social security, and the lack of academic ranks for many permanent lecturers. Many private lecturers are not registered with the social security program (BPJS). This study concludes that salaries below the UMK create injustice and undermine the teaching profession. Strengthening employment contracts, clarifying rights and obligations, and raising awareness about lecturers' rights are essential for improving their welfare.

Institutional Integrity and Challenges in the Indonesian Constitutional Court Institution

2025-02-12T23:58:14+07:00

The Constitutional Court of Indonesia of Indonesia is crucial in upholding legislative legitimacy and protecting constitutional rights. However, concerns over its integrity have arisen due to political interference, corruption, and ethical violations. This study aims to assess the integrity of The Constitutional Court of Indonesia, identify challenges it faces, and propose solutions to strengthen its credibility. Using a doctrinal legal research method, this study applies a legislative approach to analyze statutory regulations, a conceptual approach to explore institutional integrity principles, and a case approach to evaluate judicial decisions. Data collection is conducted through literature reviews and document analysis, with qualitative methods used for interpretation. The findings reveal a decline in public trust due to judicial corruption, controversial rulings, and undue political influence in judge appointments. The media and public surveys further reflect this erosion of confidence. To restore integrity, it is necessary to reinforce the legal framework, establish strict oversight mechanisms, enforce ethical standards with firm sanctions, and ensure transparency in the judicial selection process. These measures are crucial for maintaining the credibility of The Constitutional Court of Indonesia

Forensic Examination and Criminalistics in Investigating War Crimes: European and Ukrainian Experiences

2025-02-12T12:04:08+07:00

The rising prevalence of war crimes, particularly in Ukraine, highlights the urgent need for robust forensic investigations to uphold justice and accountability in conflict zones. This study addresses the challenges in investigating war crimes, focusing on integrating effective forensic and criminalistics practices into Ukraine’s framework. The research aims to summarize best practices in forensic science by drawing on the experiences of European countries and their application in Ukraine. A structural-functional approach was employed, utilizing qualitative data from case studies, legal documents, and forensic reports. Comparative analysis of methods used in Ukraine and Europe highlights current investigative practices' successes and challenges. Key findings include the effectiveness of DNA analysis for victim identification, digital technologies for documenting crimes, and forensic methodologies in evidence collection and analysis. The study concludes that forensic science and criminalistics are indispensable in war crime investigations, emphasizing the adoption of innovative techniques to improve justice delivery. Integrating advanced forensic practices into Ukraine’s investigative processes can enhance accountability and contribute to international standards in war crime investigations.

Optimizing the Role of Information and Communications Technology within the State Administrative Court Environment

2025-02-08T16:52:35+07:00

With an increasingly complex judicial landscape, Information and Communications Technology (hereinafter referred to as ICT) has become the key factor in improving the efficiency, transparency, and accessibility of the modern justice system. This article explores the crucial role of ICT in changing judicial governance, especially within the State Administrative Court (PTUN). This article also identifies the challenges faced in the implementation of ICT. It initiates efforts to optimize the role of ICT in overcoming technical obstacles and realizing justice in the PTUN environment. The method used was doctrinal legal research using secondary data through statute and analytical approaches. The collected data were analyzed in a descriptive, prescriptive, and qualitative manner. The results illustrated that ICT significantly improved the performance, transparency, efficiency, and accessibility of the state administrative court's judicial system. Optimizing and expanding the reach of ICT utilization, especially in overcoming obstacles to executing PTUN decisions that have permanent legal force (inkracht van bewijsde), is an essential challenge and need for PTUN that continues to adapt to technological developments to ensure the continuity of judicial transformation, especially within the PTUN.

Constitutional Judges: What Powers Does the House of Representatives Have?

2025-04-10T15:52:16+07:00

The House of Representatives did not extend the term of constitutional judge Aswanto on September 29, 2022, because Aswanto regularly nullified laws that they passed. This action was taken against the Indonesian legal system with the House of Representatives' authority to remove constitutional judges' and constitutional judges' independence. Accordingly, this paper will employ normative research approaches to assess the House of Representatives' influence over Constitutional Judges. The findings revealed that the Supreme Court, the President, and the House of Representatives proposed the constitutional judges. Each proposed institution is given the ability to nominate and choose constitutional judges. Meanwhile, the dismissal of constitutional judges is governed by Article 24C paragraph (6) of the 1945 Indonesian Constitution. Dismissal of constitutional judges is determined by Presidential decree at the request of the chief of the constitutional court. As a result, the House of Representatives’ decision to dismiss constitutional judge Aswanto violates the Indonesian Constitution.