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Journal : Contrarius

Bridging Formal Legality and Living Law Public Prosecutorial Policies to Achieve Justice Mashdurohatun, Anis; Wazna, Mahmoud W M Abu; Abdasmad, Mahmoud Elsayed Atyea; Joman Rabah Mahfouth Alkhatib
Contrarius Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): Contrarius
Publisher : Lembaga Contrarius Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53955/contrarius.v2i2.272

Abstract

Recognition of living law: Article 2 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code marks a paradigm shift in Indonesian criminal law from the principle of formal legality to material legality. However, this change has not been accompanied by an update to criminal procedural law. In fact, Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) remains oriented towards legal positivism and does not provide a procedural mechanism to integrate existing social norms into criminal justice practices. This situation creates tension between legal pluralism, legal certainty, and demands for substantive justice in the criminal justice system. This study aims to analyse: (1) the position of the Criminal Procedure Code in accommodating living law in the criminal justice process; (2) the role of the Prosecutor's Office as dominus litis in integrating living law through prosecution policy; and (3) the reconstruction model of prosecution policy in the perspective of ius constituendum in order to realize the integration between formal legality and material legality. The study uses a normative legal research method with a statutory, conceptual, and comparative approach, and is analysed using the theory of justice, the Pancasila theory of justice, and Gustav Radbruch’s theory of legal values. The results of the study indicate that: (1) the Criminal Procedure Code functions as a procedural law based on formal legality so that it has not been able to operationalize the recognition of living law procedurally; (2) the Prosecutor's Office has in fact accommodated living law through prosecutorial discretion and restorative justice, but does not yet have systemic procedural legitimacy; and (3) reconstruction of prosecution policy is needed through a facilitation model by prosecutors, judicial verification, court decisions, and state execution in order to balance legal certainty, substantive justice, and social benefits in the Indonesian criminal justice system.
Co-Authors Aaty El-Sonbaty, Atta Abdel Abda Abda Abdasmad, Mahmoud Elsayed Atyea Abdul-Majeed Hamdoun, Abdullah Abiem Pandya Prasojo Achmad Sulchan Agus Finaningrum, Kiki Agus Supriyadi Agustina Suryaningtyas AHMAD FAISOL ahmad habibi Ahmad Zaki Mubarok Ahmed Rabie Akbar S, Muhammad Aqlizar Al-Farjani, Saleh Hashem Alfarizi Lubis, Muhammad Fathur Alhaleem Maslat Harahsheh , Eid Abed Ananingati, Ananingati Andaryanti, Yuni Andhika Buana Prasadhana Andri Winjaya Laksana, Andri Winjaya Andrianto Budi Santoso Angga Nugraha Firmansyah Ar Rahiim Innash Arief Indra Kusuma Adhi Arif Zaenal Abidin Arpangi Arpangi, Arpangi Aryani, Fajar Dian Bagus Langgeng Prasetiyo Bahtiyar Efendi Bambang Tri Bawono Benseghir, Mourad Budi Setianingrum, Reni Cahaya Mutiara Mardiana Putri Cahyono, Ma’ruf Cristovão Pinto, Felix Dafitson Husthinob Daniel Yudi Christanto Daud Nento, Fadel DEBIANTHO Denny Kusuma Derick Yunanda Desi Wulan Anggraini Desy Kartika Caronina Sitepu Dodi Jaya Wardana Efendi, Bahtiyar Eko Soponyono Elsonbaty, Atta Eman Suparman Endah Wahyuningsih, Sri Endah, Sri Endang Kusnandar Endang Yuniarti Erawati, Wahyu Ririn Eristadora, Stephanie Erny Herawati Erwin Aditya Pratama Esti Royani, Esti Eyrsa Setya Kurnia Fatma Wati Fauzia, Ana Fifian Leliana Fonaha Hulu Fri Hartono Gholib Ivan Ali Gunarto Gunarto Gunarto Gunarto Gunarto H. Gunarto Hanung Hendratmoko Hari Purwadi, Hari Haris Budiman Hartiwiningsih Hartiwiningsih Hendro Widodo Henning Glaser Hidayat Abdulah Holyness Nurdin Singadimedja I Made Dwi Jayantara I Putu Angga Feriyana Indah Nailal Muna Indana Fawaizah Indriasari, Evy Irene Svinarky Irwan Irwan Istiniyati, Istiniyati Jawade Hafidz Joman Rabah Mahfouth Alkhatib Junaidi Junaidi K W, Jaka Kholifatul Aziz, Elfira Nur King On Putra Jaya Kismanto Kismanto Kristiawanto Kusuma, Andi Lathifah Hanim Latifah Hanim Latifah Latifah M. Ali Mansyur M. Hasyim Muallim Mahardika, Dinar Mahyuni Mahyuni Mariah S.M. Purba Masdoro, Masdoro Megacaesa Fuditia Fuditia Meta Suryani Moh. Abd Basith Mohamad Rofiqi Mohamed Abdel Samad Mehanna Mohamed, Muhammad Azimuddin Mohammad Irfan Rifai Muhammad Azam Muhammad Azam Muhammad Dias Saktiawan Muhammad Fahrudin Muhammad Hilmi Akhsin Mukti Fajar Nur Dewata, Mukti Fajar Muna, Nailatul Najati, Fia Agustina Nanang Sri Darmadi Ngadino Ngadino Ni Made Srinitri Nizar Anwar Nur Indah Setyoningrum Nuridin Nurkhasanah, Aisyatun Nurul Masrifah Pradikta Andi Alvat Pratama Hapsari, Ifahda Prihananto Prihananto Purwatik, Purwatik Putri Rahmawati Rabiie, Ahmed Rahmanto, Endy Satya Rekowarno Rekowarno Riska Fauziana Riskha Amaliya Lubis Rizal Anugrah Bachriar Rudi Iskandar Sahal Afhami Saktiawan , Muhammad Dias Salman, Mohammed Abdullah Sari, Pebrina Permata Setiawaty, Dewi Setiyawan, Deni Setyaningsih Setyaningsih Sidauruk, Hamonangan Parsaulian Simanjuntak, Alden Juniedy Sisno Pujinoto Siti Rodhiyah Dwi Istinah Somaerin Saputra Sri Endah Wahyuningsih Sri Endah Wahyuningsih Sugihartono, Bambang Suhanan, Aan Sukarmi Sukarmi Sulistyani, Ratu Vidi SUMIYATI SUMIYATI Supriyadi Supriyadi SUROTO Syafira, Nimasgari Dhaeyu Wildan Thomas Aquino A. S Tiyas Vika Widyastuti Toni Ariadi Efendi Tri Bawono, Bambang Tri Normalita Putri, Ajeng Tri Ulfi Handayani Utami, Fitri Pujianti Waruwu , Ingati Margaretha Wawan Setiyawan Wazna, Mahmoud W M Abu Widya Putri Idayatama Yeni Ratnasari Yurulina Gulo Yusfandi Usman YUZURU, SHIMADA Zamrudi, Ehwan Zulfikar Hanafi Bahri