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Louis, John Elvin
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Legal Reform in Indonesia’s Response to the Digital Manipulation Era: A Responsive Legal Theory Approach Antony, Antony; Sandoval, Excel Brayen; Louis, John Elvin
TRUNOJOYO LAW REVIEW Vol 8, No 1 (2026): February
Publisher : Faculty of Law Universitas Trunojoyo Madura

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21107/tlr.v8i1.30732

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The rapid advancement of technology has brought Indonesia into the era of digital manipulation, giving rise to various new social problems. This situation reveals the weaknesses and unpreparedness of the national legal system in responding to such challenges. A modern legal framework is therefore required to effectively address the need for legal protection in the digital era. This research aims to analyze the capacity of Indonesia’s legal system in addressing challenges arising from digital manipulation and to explore the relevance of responsive law theory as a framework for reform. This study employs a normative juridical method with a descriptive specification. The approaches used include the statutory approach, which examines legislative frameworks, and the conceptual approach, which analyzes the relevance of legal theories to digital manipulation. The findings indicate that Indonesian law has not yet optimally addressed the impacts of the digital manipulation era, particularly due to weak regulations, limited responsiveness, and limited mechanisms for public protection. Responsive law theory is viewed as an appropriate framework for building a modern legal system, as it emphasizes legal reform, flexibility, justice grounded in the public interest, public participation, and openness and transparency. This research contributes to improving the effectiveness of Indonesian law in responding to the challenges of the digital manipulation era. Its implementation requires political commitment, regulatory harmonization, and active public engagement. This research recommends revising and harmonizing digital regulations, strengthening legal literacy and education, and institutionalizing legislative audits based on responsive law indicators. Future studies should empirically test responsive law in practice to ensure that Indonesia’s legal system remains adaptive to challenges posed by digital manipulation.
Building Deliberative Democracy in Indonesia: Democracy Future and the Future of Democracy Antony; Dewi, Maharani Citra; Louis, John Elvin
Jurnal Kajian Pembaruan Hukum Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): January-June
Publisher : University of Jember, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.19184/jkph.v5i1.53691

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This research aims to analyse the development of democracy in Indonesia and explore the potential of applying the deliberative democracy model as an alternative to strengthening the quality of future democracy. Indonesian democracy has experienced fluctuations since independence, ranging from parliamentary democracy and guided democracy to Pancasila democracy and reform democracy. Although Indonesia is now recognised as the largest democratic country in Southeast Asia, the quality of substantive democracy still faces various challenges, such as political oligarchy, low meaningful citizen participation, and procedural democracy practices that lack public dialogue. This research employs normative legal research methods with a statutory, historical, and conceptual approach. It utilises secondary legal sources, comprising primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials, which are analysed qualitatively and deductively. The results indicate that deliberative democracy, which emphasises rational discourse, inclusive participation, and argument-based collective decision making, can serve as a middle ground between rigid procedural democracy and ideal substantive democracy. The implementation of deliberative democracy in Indonesia requires institutional reform, the strengthening of citizen capacity, and the opening of deliberative spaces in both digital and institutional realms. This research recommends a paradigm shift in democracy towards a more participatory, reflective, and equitable direction as the foundation of future democracy.
Co-Authors Antony Dewi, Maharani Citra Sandoval, Excel Brayen Syamsiar, Syamsiar