YOGYAKARTA - According to Article 1 paragraph 3 of the 1945 Constitution, Indonesia is a state of law. The reason is because everything that is done within Indonesia is regulated by law and law. So what are the characteristics of law in Indonesia?

Legal understanding is the highest regulation that everyone within a certain region must comply with. Often also defined as a set of regulations that are well-ordered and orderly and binding.

The law can be in the form of written or unwritten regulations. The law can also be in the form of laws, rules in society, and law enforcement decisions.

Characteristics are a distinctive sign that distinguishes something from interaction between genes and the environment. The characteristics of the law in Indonesia are:

The main characteristic of law, including in Indonesia, is its forcing and binding nature. This means that the rule of law must and must be obeyed by everyone.

The law can be ascertained to regulate human behavior in the community, including the association and ethics of each human being in socializing.

The law in Indonesia is made with the aim of protecting people and legal entities based on existing regulations. Therefore, with the law, people are regulated so as not to commit acts that violate the law that harm others or themselves.

The contents of the legal regulation are in the form of an order that must be carried out, it could also be a prohibition that should not be carried out, or even both.

One of the characteristics of the law in force in Indonesia is that it is made by the competent authorities. Not only in Indonesia, even in all regions of the world, the law cannot be made carelessly. Punishment can only be made by the competent and authorized official bodies and institutions. In addition, punishments are also made with the stipulated provisions.

The next characteristic of law in Indonesia is the sanction given if someone violates the law. The sanction given to violators of the law is firm and binds everyone. Sanctions and penalties that are usually given can be in the form of fines, penalties or other sanctions.

In addition to the characteristics of law in Indonesia, there are also general legal characteristics. The characteristics of law are the characteristics that exist in each type of law, including their nature and the basis for legal formation.

Quoting from the book Risalah Student Hukum, Idik Saeful Bahri, 2017, some of the general characteristics of the law are:

The following are the objectives and functions of law in Indonesia, including:

These are the characteristics of law in Indonesia and its functions. Information about law can be studied further in law science, namely science that seeks to apply to the law, includes and discuss everything related to law.

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