JAKARTA - Access to justice in Indonesia is often hampered not by the complexity of the law, but by something more fundamental, namely that there are still many people and business actors who have not really understood their own rights and obligations. Based on research by the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Ministry of PPN/Bappenas) together with the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, about 53 percent of people seeking justice do not know their rights to free legal assistance.
This is a tangible proof of the legal knowledge gap that makes justice feel far away for many people. This gap is what underlies the establishment of Hukumonline 26 years ago, and it remains relevant today through the vision to make everyone understand the law better.
Over the past few years, Hukumonline has developed Allex, an AI-based legal research assistant that makes it easy for users to navigate legal issues. Allex is now used by more than 3,500 users every month, which significantly facilitates legal research.
It is believed that access to quality legal knowledge needs to be more easily accessible to more parties. Non-profit organizations and institutions with social missions have an important role in providing legal assistance, conducting research, and fighting for public interests.
To support these efforts, Hukumonline presents AIlex for Good, an initiative that has now provided free access to AIlex to 43 legal aid, education, research, and civil society advocacy organizations in Indonesia, and will continue to grow.
For more than two decades, Hukumonline has evolved from a legal information provider to a regulatory technology (RegTech) company that provides digital solutions for various stakeholders. In the midst of ongoing changes, we believe that innovation will have a greater impact when it is able to provide wider access to legal knowledge.
As part of efforts to expand access to legal knowledge, Hukumonline presents AIlex for Good. Through this initiative, legal aid institutions, educational institutions, research institutions, civil society advocacy organizations, and advocate professional organizations in Indonesia have free access to AIlex for one year to support research, education, advocacy, and legal aid services to the public.
Chief Executive Officer of Hukumonline, Arkka Dhiratara, emphasized that technology should empower the entire legal ecosystem, not just large power-sourced organizations.
"For 26 years, Hukumonline believes that access to quality law is the foundation of justice. Therefore, we want to ensure that technological advances, especially AI, can be used by academics, advocates, and civil society organizations that provide inclusive legal services. Thus, they work faster, more accurately, and have a greater impact on society," he said, quoted Wednesday, July 15.
According to Arkka, AIlex for Good is not only providing access to legal technology, but also being part of Hukumonline's efforts to support organizations that provide legal assistance, conduct research, and fight for public interests every day.
In line with this initiative, Hukumonline also continues to develop AIlex as the first AI-based legal assistant in Indonesia which is designed to help users access and understand legal information faster and more efficiently.
One of AIlex's innovations is the Ask a Decision, a feature that allows users to search, read, and analyze court decisions more practically and in-depth. Through a precise search filter, users can obtain a summary of legal considerations and the decision of the decision automatically, as well as identify the parties to the case in seconds.
Arkka said that the process of researching the verdict has often taken a long time because legal practitioners have to search through hundreds to thousands of pages of documents to find relevant information.
"Through Tanya Putusan, we want to help legal practitioners do research more efficiently. AIlex presents a summary of important information so that users can understand the substance of the decision faster, without reducing the depth of legal analysis," said Arkka.
In addition to the Decision Inquiry, Hukumonline also presents the Internal Policy Review, a feature that helps companies review internal policies to remain in line with regulatory developments.
With this feature, users can obtain document summaries automatically, analyze substantive and editorial aspects, make improvement recommendations, and discuss directly with documents through an AI-based conversation interface. The feature is designed to help speed up the policy review process while supporting compliance with applicable regulations.
Arkka explained that AIlex was developed on the basis of the Hukumonline legal database that has been built and curated for more than two decades. In its use, legal professionals still play a major role in conducting analysis, providing consideration, and making decisions.
"AI does not replace lawyers, judges, academics, or legal counsel. AI is designed to help them work more productively, so that they can focus more on analysis, strategy, and decision-making that requires human judgment," said Arkka.
Entering the age of 26, Hukumonline continues to develop technology-based solutions to support the needs of legal practitioners, the business world, academics, government, and society. Armed with more than two decades of experience in the field of information and legal technology, Hukumonline hopes that the innovations developed can provide increasingly broad benefits while supporting the development of the Indonesian legal ecosystem.
The Indonesian Environmental Society (WALHI) considers the legal technology provided by Hukumonline very helpful in improving the quality of environmental advocacy, community assistance, and research work. This technology is able to cut down the time previously used to search for various legal sources, so that it can be diverted to strengthen advocacy efforts and environmental protection.
"We appreciate the steps of Hukumonline who chose WALHI as a collaboration partner to strengthen environmental advocacy, expand access to legal information, and support the people's struggle to defend and fight for environmental rights and the right to a good and healthy environment," said WALHI's National Executive Director, Boy Jerry Even Sembiring.
WALHI as one of the partners of the AIlex for Good program believes that this collaboration shows that technology can not only be used for economic interests, but also to strengthen ecological justice and the fulfillment of human rights.
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