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Legal Schools and the History of Law: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives Ahsanul Haq; Muh. Sabir; Ahmad Fadli; Aslan Syah Mattulanreng; Armawansya; Amirullah; Muhammad Qasim Hamzah
Masterpiece Journal Society Service Insight Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): February 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.65246/mjssi.v21.496

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Legal politics constitutes the fundamental state policy that determines the direction, substance, and implementation of law in order to achieve national objectives. In the Indonesian constitutional system, the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia serves as the supreme legal foundation guiding the formulation and development of national legal politics. This study examines legal politics from the perspective of the 1945 Constitution and analyzes its implications for the formation of national law. Employing a normative legal research method, this study applies statutory, conceptual, and historical approaches by analyzing constitutional provisions, legislation, legal doctrines, and scholarly opinions. The findings reveal that the 1945 Constitution provides normative guidance and clear limitations for national legal politics, particularly in upholding the principles of the rule of law, democracy, constitutional supremacy, and the protection of human rights. The Constitution not only functions as the highest legal norm but also as a philosophical and juridical framework that directs legal policy toward achieving justice, legal certainty, and social welfare. Furthermore, legal politics grounded in constitutional values significantly influences the substance of legislation, the legislative process, and mechanisms of constitutional review. A constitutional-oriented legal politics ensures that laws are formulated in a democratic, participatory, and accountable manner while remaining consistent with the objectives of the state as stipulated in the Preamble of the 1945 Constitution. Therefore, strengthening constitutional compliance in legal politics is essential to develop a just, responsive, and socially equitable national legal system in Indonesia.
Legal Politics of Decentralization and the Challenges of Local Democracy in Indonesia Amirullah; Ahsanul haq; Muh. Sabir; Mutiatun ni’ma; Yahya; Rahmat
Masterpiece Journal Society Service Insight Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): February 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.65246/mjssi.v21.498

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Decentralization constitutes a central legal-political strategy in Indonesia’s constitutional framework, aimed at redistributing governmental authority from the central government to regional governments in order to enhance public service delivery, governance effectiveness, and the quality of local democracy. As a unitary state, Indonesia adopts decentralization not merely as an administrative arrangement but as a constitutional mandate embedded in Article 18 of the 1945 Constitution, further operationalized through various laws on regional governance. This study examines the legal politics of decentralization in Indonesia and analyzes the challenges it poses to the realization of substantive local democracy. Employing a normative juridical research method, this study uses statutory and conceptual approaches to analyze constitutional provisions, laws on regional government, and relevant legal doctrines. The findings indicate that while decentralization has opened broader opportunities for local autonomy, political participation, and policy innovation, its implementation has also generated significant democratic challenges at the local level. These challenges include the consolidation of local oligarchies, the persistence of political dynasties, corruption, weak institutional capacity, and limited meaningful public participation. In many regions, decentralization has resulted in a shift of power from central elites to local elites rather than genuine empowerment of citizens. This condition reveals a normative–empirical gap between the objectives of decentralization and the realities of local democratic practices. The study argues that the effectiveness of decentralization in strengthening local democracy depends on consistent legal-political orientation, strengthened oversight mechanisms, institutional capacity building at the regional level, and the enhancement of civic participation and political literacy. Without these measures, decentralization risks functioning merely as an administrative transfer of authority rather than as an instrument for deepening democracy and achieving social justice.
Co-Authors --, Rustam A Halim A. Nurlaela Amin A.Nurlaela Amin Adiananda Adnan Afianti, Hasti Afifah Handiar Ahmad Fadli Ahsanul Haq Alliya Imani Zahra Alwi, Windawati Amrin Andi Sri Purnama Danianti Andi Syamsul Alam Andi Tenri Ampa Anggraini, Tasya Aniqo Aini Samsul Putri Arif , Muh. Al Awwal Ilham Wal Armawansya Aslan Syah Mattulanreng Asridawati, Asridawati Astri Kustina Dewi Atriana Djabbar Baharuddin Bambang Purwahyudi Baso Rahmat Fajar Cholis Imam Nawawi Dewi Febrina Dona Setya Dwifajri, Muhammad Dzikra Arwie, Dzikra Edi Baco Emil Salim Eulis Marlina Fahira, Alya Gozali, Marwan Haerani Harida Asripa Hartini Henni Sutryani Ibnu, Ibnumal Inggrita Gusti Sari Nasution Isdar Wahim Islamy, Atoillah Ismail Ali Kiswantono, Agus La Ode Saidi Machmud, Mukarramah Makkatenni Makkulau Mayang Sari, Okta Mestiria Harbani Sitepu Miftahul Falah Mochammad Imron Awalludin Muh. Rasyid Ridha Muh. Sabir Muhammad Akbar Muhammad Arifin Muhammad Salim Muhammad Qasim Hamzah Muhammad Tahir Muliawati Handayani Mulkan Nuzapril Muslim, Jusva Agus Mutiatun ni’ma Nadia Alfira Nazwa Hafyuna br Nasution Nilma Taula’bi Nur Fitri Hariani Nur Laily Nur Saputra, Ikhsan Nurfadhlina Nurhalis mahfud NURSYAMSU Nurwati Djam’an P, Stefanny Datu Putri, Aprilia Syah Rahma Aulia Azzahra Rahman Rahim Rahmat Rama Agus Mulyadi Ratna Setyarahajoe, Ratna Ratu Noorita Achmad Ricardo, Dapid rinda, ruth Saidah Sarna Pasawin Soleh Uddin Sulaeman Sagoni Sunarti Syahputra, Fauzi Syarifuddin Dollah Tenriwati Tirtana, Denta Tsabitha Dwitanahd Uli Amsyah Usman Mulbar Vidiana Anggeranika Wahyudi Wardoyo, Tri Watiasih, Richa Yahya Yulianto, Achmad YUNUS