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All Journal IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature Jurnal Restorative Justice
Muh. Syahrul Ago
Universitas Bosowa
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Interconnections Among Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, and Forensic Linguistics in Legal Contexts: a Qualitative Literature Review Rezki Amalia Wahyuni Mustakim; Fitri Arniati; Muh. Syahrul Ago; Nurlely Nasaruddin; Hendrik Johan Posuma
IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Lite
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Palopo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24256/ideas.v14i1.11843

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Language-related questions in legal settings require an analysis that connects linguistic form with social context and institutional meaning. This conceptual study examines the interconnections among general linguistics, sociolinguistics, and forensic linguistics and explains their relevance to legal analysis. It employs a qualitative descriptive design and a literature review of books, journal articles, and other academic sources concerning the three fields. The sources are synthesized conceptually to identify their principal objects of analysis, areas of contribution, and relationships within legal contexts. The review identifies four connected themes. First, linguistics provides analytical tools for examining language structure, meaning, and use. Second, sociolinguistics explains how identity, social relationships, language variation, power, and communicative context influence language choices. Third, forensic linguistics applies these insights to legal texts, disputed authorship, recorded interaction, and the interpretation of potentially ambiguous or harmful expressions. Fourth, sociolinguistic context is necessary to reduce decontextualized interpretations of linguistic evidence. The analysis indicates that linguistic evidence is most informative when structural features are considered together with speaker relationships, communicative circumstances, and institutional norms. Nevertheless, linguistic analysis should support rather than replace broader legal evaluation because language interpretation is context-dependent and may involve uncertainty. The study offers a concise conceptual framework for understanding the complementary roles of the three fields in legal settings
Prinsip Demokrasi Dalam Mekanisme Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Oleh DPRD: Tinjauan Konstitusional Dalam Sistem Presidensial Muh. Syahrul Ago; Firman Anugrah; Muh Rusli; Shafira Saodana; Hajriana
Jurnal Restorative Justice Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Restorative Justice
Publisher : Universitas Musamus

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35724/jrj.v10i1.7791

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The discourse regarding the mechanism for electing regional heads through Regional People’s Representative Councils (DPRD) has re-emerged amidst various problems in the implementation of direct regional elections in Indonesia, including money politics, high political costs, and social polarization. This discourse raises constitutional debates concerning the interpretation of the phrase “elected democratically” as stipulated in Article 18 paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, particularly in relation to the presidential system adopted by Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the meaning of democratic principles in the mechanism for electing regional heads and to examine whether the election of regional heads by DPRD is compatible with the principles of democracy within a presidential system. This research is normative legal research employing statutory, conceptual, historical, and case approaches. The legal materials used consist of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials analyzed qualitatively through constitutional interpretation and legal reasoning methods. The results of the study indicate that the phrase “elected democratically” should be interpreted as the direct election of regional heads by the people as a manifestation of popular sovereignty and as a constitutional consequence of the presidential system. In a presidential system, executive legitimacy must derive directly from the people in order to maintain the principles of separation of powers, executive independence, and checks and balances. The election of regional heads by DPRD potentially weakens democratic legitimacy, creates political dependence of regional heads on DPRD, opens space for political bargaining, and shifts the character of regional governance toward a quasi-parliamentary model. Therefore, direct regional elections are not merely procedural democratic mechanisms, but also constitute a constitutional necessity in maintaining the consistency of Indonesia’s presidential system and strengthening local democracy
Co-Authors Firman Anugrah Fitri Arniati Hajriana Hendrik Johan Posuma Muh Rusli Nurlely Nasaruddin Rezki Amalia Wahyuni Mustakim Saodana, Shafira