Differences In Legislative, Executive, And Judicial Participation According To Law

Illustration of legislative power holders (Plenary Session/Nailin)

YOGYAKARTA As adherents of the presidential government system, Indonesia has three main institutions that run the government, namely legislative, exclusive and judicial. Each of these institutions has its own duties. Let's look at the differences in the legislature, executive and judicial in the presidential government system.

In the book Law of State Institutions by Nurul Huda, legislative institutions are institutions that are tasked with making or formulating the laws needed by the state. Examples of high state institutions that are included in executive powers are the MPR, DPR, and DPD.

Meanwhile, executive institutions are institutions authorized to implement the law.

In Indonesia, executive power is held by the president who acts as head of state as well as head of government. The executive institutions consist of the president, vice president, state ministries, ministerial-level officials, non-ministerial government institutions

The judiciary is an institution that functions to try the violation of the constitution and laws and regulations by government institutions. Therefore, judiciary institutions must be independent and free from government intervention.

In Indonesia, the judiciary consists of the Supreme Court (MA), the Constitutional Court (MK), and the Judicial Commission (KY).

Tasks Of Legislative Institutions

As mentioned above, the legislative power in Indonesia is held by three institutions, namely the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representative Council (DPD).

In Law Number 17 of 2014, it is stated that the MPR is a people's deliberation institution consisting of members of the DPR and members of the DPD. The members of the DPR and DPD were directly elected by the people through the general election, supported by VOI, Thursday, January 26, 2023.

The DPR itself is a people's representative institution consisting of members of political parties who are elected through general elections.

Meanwhile, the definition of DPD is a regional representative institution consisting of provincial regional representatives who are directly elected by the people through general elections.

According to the law, the MPR has a task:

The duties of the DPR according to Law Number 17 of 14, namely:

Meanwhile, the DPD's duties according to the law are:

Executive Institutions' Duties

The duties of executive institutions are grouped according to their fields, including:

Duties Of Judicial Institutions

The above has been stated that in Indonesia the judiciary institutions consist of MA, MK, and KY. Each institution has its own duties.

Agencies of Supreme Courts have the task:

While the duties of the Constitutional Court include:

The Judicial Commission is tasked with supervising the behavior of judges and dirty practices in the judicial implementation process.

This is information about differences in legislature, executive and judiciary and their duties. Hopefully it will be useful!