The Indonesian Journal of International Clinical Legal Education
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): Access to Justice: Problems and Challenges

Role of Paralegal in Providing Access to Justice for the Poor: Comparing Indonesia and Malaysia

Muhammad Bagas Ragil Wicaksono (Unknown)
Hakim Anis Malik (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jun 2022

Abstract

The Law on Legal Aid describes the duties and authorities of Paralegals, in practice several times it became controversial when previously paralegals were allowed to participate in proceedings in court, but after the Supreme Court's decision Number 22 P/HUM/2018 there were several articles that were deleted. Then, the role of paralegals can be maximized in providing legal assistance, especially for the underprivileged. The provision of legal aid can also be implemented properly if all stakeholders can synergize properly, one of which is with law enforcement as the cornerstone of the reflection of law in Indonesia. In several case studies, there have been many roles of paralegals who can provide non-litigation legal assistance to the general public, especially the poor and marginalized. In this case, there is concern about the role of law students which can also be maximized as a guard in legal counseling to the community, as well as sustainable assistance. It is hoped that the more people who are aware of the law will grow, the public's confidence in the law in Indonesia will also increase.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

iccle

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

The journal also supported and supervised by Law Clinics at Faculty of Law Universitas Negeri Semarang, such as Anti-Corruption Law Clinic, Women and Gender Law Clinic, Human Rights Clinic, Employment Law Clinic, Land Law Clinic, Statutory Law Clinic, Environmental Law Clinic, and some Research ...