THE APPLICATION OF LEGAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE RULINGS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Bisar Bisariyadi (Mahkamah Konstitusi)

Mimbar Hukum - Fakultas Hukum Universitas Gadjah Mada
Vol 29, No 1 (2017)

The Constitutional Court does not only interpreting the Constitution in judicial review cases. The Courtalso applies legal construction which include constitutional construction and statutory construction. Thisarticle aims to identify this approach in the Court rulings. It also seeks to find conditions that trigger theCourt to venture on discovering the law by applying legal construction.