Liputan Khusus

Former Chief Judge of the Supreme Court (MA) for the term of 2001-2008, Bagir Manan, says that the government should handpick the judges for the Constitutional Court (MK), not recruit them through jobs opening and application. Bagir also says that …

Pada Minggu, 12 Maret 2017, Desa Babakan, Kecamatan Ciseeng, Kabupaten Bogor, menyelenggarakan Pemilihan Kepala Desa (Pilkades). Pilkades digelar di satu lokasi Tempat Pemungutan Suara (TPS), yakni lapangan di Jalan Babakan Wetan. Sebanyak 10.374 pemilih terdaftar di Daftar Pemilih Tetap (DPT). …

Pada forum Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) Mendengar (9/3), Ketua Pusat Kajian Anti Korupsi (Pukat) Fakultas Hukum Universitas Gajah Mada (UGM), Zainal Arifin Mochtar, menyampaikan lima catatan sebagai rapor MK. MK, yang tengah mengalami guncangan akibat ditangkapnya Hakim MK, Partialis Akbar, oleh …

The Chief Deputy of Corruption Prevention Department of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Pahala Nainggolan, gives recommendations for Constitutional Court (MK) to improve its performance. According to Pahala, MK should have the highest standard for their ethics, monitoring system on …

In Article 152 of the Election Law Bill, it is stated that any member of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) or the lower house of the Parliament shall be any Indonesian citizen of at least 21 year-old and living within …

The Local Representative Council (DPD) as the lower house of the Parliament in Indonesia has less political capacity compared to the higher house of the Parliament. However, according to the Director of Indonesia Parliamentary Center (IPC), Ahmad Hanafi, DPD may …

During a public discussion titled “Revitalize DPD As the Lower Chamber of Parliament” (03/07), an expert on constitutional law, Saldi Isra, argues that the Parliament should revitalize the role of Local Representative Chamber (DPD) as the lower chamber of the …

Members of Commission II of the Parliament argue that the new members of the Election Commission (KPU) for term of 2017-2022 should be committed to implement electronic voting (e-voting) technology for the 2019 National Concurrent Elections. Members of Commission II …

Peraturan Komisi Pemilihan Umum No.6/2016 tentang Pilkada Aceh, Papua Barat, dan DKI Jakarta merupakan wujud nyata perbaikan pilkada. Melalui kewenangannya dalam membuat peraturan itu pun KPU menjamin kepastian hukum pemilu yang terhubung dengan undang-undang. Dibanding Pilkada 2012 yang mengalami kekosongan …

In his op-ed article titled “Special Committee: Recommendations from Local Election Experts Are Not Enough” published in Kompas (03/06), the Deputy of the Special Committee for the Election Laws Draft from the Democrat Party, Benny Kabur Harman, argues that the …