STAATSRECHT: Indonesian Constitutional Law Journal
Vol 2, No 2 (2018)

Hak Konstitusional Bagi Penyandang Disabilitas Mental Dalam Pemilihan Umum

Rasyid Rahmat (Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta)
Sodikin Sodikin (Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Feb 2020

Abstract

This study aims to determine the position of persons with mental disabilities legally and the limitations of their constitutional rights in elections. People with mental disabilities are another term for people in mental disorders. This research is a normative legal research using the statutory approach to understand the concept of the position of persons with mental disabilities in elections as regulated in legislation that is intended as an effort to bring the problem under study according to the rules, norms, and rules in accordance with the object of study. The results showed that the granting of the right to vote for people with mental disabilities to realize the ideals of the Indonesian people is a democracy based on equal rights, as well as the concept of democracy that prioritizes the principle of one man, one vote, one value, so that they are sick and treated at home mentally ill have the right to vote even though the granting of the right to vote does not provide legal certainty, even injuring the sovereignty of the people themselves.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

staatsrech

Publisher

Subject

Religion Humanities Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences Other

Description

STAATSRECHT: Indonesian Constitutional Law Journal (ISSN: 2549-0915) is a national journal published by Center for the Study of Constitution and National Legislation (POSKO-LEGNAS) UIN Jakarta, INDONESIA. The focus is to provide readers with a better understanding of Constitutional Law and present ...