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Participatory Rational Justice in Criminal Law Reform as an Integrative Theory for Substantive Justice and Social Legitimacy Lesmana, CSA Teddy; Sulistiani, Lies; Putri, Nella Sumika; Dewi, Deshinta Arrova
Volksgeist: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum dan Konstitusi Vol. 9 Issue 1 (2026) Volksgeist: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum Dan Konstitusi
Publisher : Faculty of Sharia, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24090/volksgeist.v9i1.15585

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The traditional criminal justice system, predominantly grounded in retributive and legalistic paradigms, has increasingly struggled to respond to contemporary social realities, including prison overcrowding, limited victim participation, procedural rigidity, and declining public trust in legal institutions. In many jurisdictions, retributivism prioritizes punishment over social restoration, restorative justice mechanisms remain fragmented and marginal, and economic analysis of law (EAL) often emphasizes efficiency while overlooking normative legitimacy and participatory justice. Responding to these practical and conceptual limitations, this article proposes a new integrative framework Participatory Rational Justice (PRJ) which reconceptualizes criminal justice as a collaborative, community-engaged, and outcome-oriented process. Employing an interdisciplinary approach through theoretical analysis and comparative perspectives on criminal justice reforms, this study situates PRJ within existing reform practices that seek to balance efficiency, accountability, and social welfare. PRJ combines policy rationality, active stakeholder participation, resource efficiency, and social restoration to produce justice outcomes that extend beyond formal legality toward substantive societal benefits. By bridging procedural justice, economic legal reasoning, and capability-based substantive justice, PRJ offers a conceptually grounded yet practically relevant alternative for criminal justice reform. This study argues that adopting PRJ can enhance institutional legitimacy, optimize resource allocation, and foster a more inclusive legal culture, thereby contributing to the adaptive and sustainable development of contemporary criminal justice systems.
PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE AND LEGAL CERTAINTY IN CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN INDONESIA Alex, Lury Elza; Sulistiani, Lies
Awang Long Law Review Vol. 8 No. 3 (2026): Awang Long Law Review
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Hukum Awang Long

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56301/awl.v8i3.2162

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This research analyses the conceptual conflict between legal certainty and justice within Indonesia's criminal law system, especially with recent advancements like restorative justice and judicial discretion. Legal certainty prioritizes the uniform application of formal legal principles, while justice requires contextual interpretation to reflect social reality. This conflict often leads to discrepancies in court rulings and undermines the credibility of law enforcement. This study utilizes a normative legal approach via legislative, conceptual, and case analysis. This research combines doctrinal legal sources with theoretical frameworks to examine the reconciliation of legal certainty and justice within the criminal justice system. Special emphasis is placed on judicial procedures, such as discretionary judgments and judicial pardons, as mechanisms that connect formal legality with actual justice. The results suggest that achieving harmony between legal certainty and justice requires an integrative framework that encompasses both positive law and the principles of living law, rather than relying only on a strict normative approach. These principles include restorative practices, social reconciliation, proportionality in punishment, and community-based conflict resolution processes grounded in Indonesian legal tradition. This work introduces a Normative Integrative Harmonization Model that regards legal certainty and fairness as complimentary concepts rather than opposing ones. The paradigm highlights three fundamental components: (1) organized judicial discretion informed by accountability criteria, (2) rechtsvinding as a contextual interpretive tool, and (3) the incorporation of living law principles into formal legal systems. This model advances the evolution of responsive criminal law theory and provides a conceptual basis for enhancing consistency, equity, and legitimacy within Indonesia's criminal justice system.