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Fahri Indiyartono
Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta
Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Deconstructing the Myth of Legal Neutrality: A Critical Legal Studies Perspective on Disparities in Law Enforcement Against Marginalized Communities Fahri Indiyartono; Natanael Robona A Siagian
Media Hukum Indonesia (MHI) Vol 4, No 3 (2026): September 2026
Publisher : Penerbit Yayasan Daarul Huda Kruengmane

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23526118

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Criminal law enforcement in Indonesia often shows a gap between the promise of equality before the law and the outcomes experienced by marginalized communities. Minor cases involving the poor are processed through to a verdict, while major cases involving power and capital tend to move slowly and end lightly. This study aims to explain why power relations affect the objectivity of law and to formulate a philosophical remedy for these disparities. It employs a normative legal method using statutory, conceptual, and case approaches through library research. The findings indicate that legal neutrality is a myth sustained by legalistic-positivist thinking. Criminal norms that are open to interpretation benefit those who can afford strong defense, while marginalized people receive the most rigid reading. Progressive Law, judicial law-finding (rechtsvinding), and Article 53 paragraph (2) of the new Criminal Code can ground a judge’s duty to prioritize substantive justice, provided that judicial reasoning remains open to testing and respects the principle of legality. A change in how law enforcers think therefore matters more than a change in statutory text
Co-Authors Natanael Robona A Siagian