JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correction Yusril Ihza Mahendra emphasized his commitment to safeguarding the constitution amid the dynamics of legislation.
When giving a public lecture to students of the Faculty of Law, University of Pamulang, Jakarta, Yusril outlined the phenomenon of inconsistency in legislation against the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) which later emerged, including the dynamics of the Law (UU) on Job Creation and the Election Law, which is considered not to have fully adjusted the Constitutional Court's decision.
"This inconsistency has the potential to have a serious impact on legal certainty, legitimacy of the Constitutional Court, and public trust in the state administration system," said Yusril as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, November 27.
Yusril emphasized the need for legislative review of legislative reviews after the Constitutional Court's decision and strengthening constitutional ethics in the legislature.
Yusril conveyed two large complementary messages. First, the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) must not treat the Constitutional Court's decision as an option that can be ignored.
The reason, he said, was that the decision was binding and had to be the basis for changing the rules.
The second message, the Constitutional Court as a judicial institution must also understand the limits of its authority. He emphasized that the judicial restraint is a form of maturity of a judicial institution in maintaining a strategic balance of politics.
The Coordinating Minister also invited students to reflect morally on the meaning of the state of law. He questioned how the constitution can be respected if the Constitutional Court's decision was ignored by the legislators.
"We don't want the principle of a state of law to just become a slogan without real practice," he said.
Coordinating Minister Yusril also emphasized the strategic role of the younger generation, especially legal students as candidates for legal practitioners, legislators, judges, and future bureaucrats.
Campuses, according to him, must be a bastion of common sense and idealism that gives birth to guardians of the constitution.
Yusril also mentioned post-reformation achievements, including the birth of the Constitutional Court which he considered had issued many progressive decisions. He hopes that this achievement will not be delayed due to temporary political interests.
He said constitution and law can be used as commanders in state life, where it is not personal interests or groups that take precedence, but the constitutional interests of the nation.
"Legal inconsistency with the Constitutional Court's decision is not just a legal procedural issue, but a reflection of the maturity of our democracy," said Yusril.
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