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Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services
ISSN : -     EISSN : 26862611     DOI : https://doi.org/10.15294/ijals
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Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services (Indonesian J. Advoc. Legal Serv.) is a double blind peer reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang. Indonesian J. Advoc. Legal Serv. published twice a year (biannual), every March and September and has been registered as Scientific Journal on LIPI with Special ISSN Number (ISSN Print 2686-2085, ISSN Online 2686-2611)
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Advocacy and Justice in the Digital Era: Contemporary Challenges and Innovations in Indonesian Legal Services Aprila Niravita; Asmarani Ramli; Windiahsari Windiahsari; Muhammad Adymas Hikal Fikri
Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): Legal Advocacy and Justice Innovation
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/ijals.v8i1.58039

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This editorial introduces the key themes in the Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services Volume 8 Issue 1 (2026), titled "Legal Advocacy and Justice Innovation." The ten articles in this edition examine diverse topics including civic education and legal literacy, consumer protection in digital transactions, anti-bullying education, comparative antitrust law, labor rights for home-based workers, data protection in AI chatbots, constitutional election reform, legal aid effectiveness, university legal documentation governance, and state-owned enterprise transformation. Drawing on case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Russia, the Netherlands, the European Union, Japan, Estonia, Australia, the United Kingdom, India, and South Africa, the issue provides comparative insights into evolving legal practices across multiple jurisdictions. The edition highlights persistent challenges such as unequal access to justice, regulatory fragmentation, governance deficits, and the tension between technological innovation and legal protection. Emphasizing interdisciplinary and socio-legal approaches, this edition contributes to advancing advocacy as a tool for legal empowerment, institutional reform, and social justice in Indonesia's rapidly transforming legal landscape.
Beyond Administrative Compliance: Legal Advocacy for Substantive Transparency and Accountability in Regional Head Election Campaign Financing Marvi De Queljoe; M. J. Saptenno; Adonia. I. Laturette; Elsa. R. M. Toule; Theo Samudri D. Rihi
Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026): September 2026 (In Press)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/ijals.v8i2.59406

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Transparency and accountability of campaign finance are fundamental to safeguarding democratic integrity in Regional Head Elections. Although Indonesia's campaign finance regulations require disclosure and reporting, their implementation largely emphasizes procedural compliance rather than ensuring substantive transparency and accountability. This regulatory–implementation gap is reflected in formalistic reporting practices, potential underreporting, limited quality and accessibility of financial information, and weak oversight and enforcement mechanisms. This study examines the role of legal advocacy in strengthening substantive transparency and accountability of campaign finance by analyzing the existing regulatory framework and its implementation challenges. The research employs a normative legal method using statutory, conceptual, and case approaches to examine the coherence between campaign finance regulations, legal principles, and their implementation in electoral governance. The findings reveal that transparency and accountability constitute substantive legal principles that extend beyond compliance with reporting obligations. Although Indonesia's legal framework provides an adequate normative basis for campaign finance regulation, its effectiveness is undermined by pseudo-transparency, incomplete financial disclosure, restricted public access to campaign finance information, and ineffective audit and sanction mechanisms. The study argues that legal advocacy plays a strategic role in bridging the gap between legal norms and electoral practice by strengthening public oversight, improving information disclosure systems, enhancing the effectiveness of campaign finance audits, and reinforcing sanction enforcement. These findings contribute to the discourse on electoral law by demonstrating that legal advocacy is essential for transforming campaign finance transparency from a procedural obligation into a substantive mechanism that promotes democratic accountability and electoral integrity.
Fulfillment of the Right to Health of Indonesian Migrant Workers Against Infectious Diseases Toward Achieving Sustainable Development Goals(A Study of the Regional Government of Central Sulawesi Province) Riri Anggriani; Andi Intan Purnamasari; Budi Arta Pradana Nongtji; Gabriella Almasari Datuan; Irzha Friskanov
Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026): September 2026 (In Press)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/ijals.v8i2.37329

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One group that makes a substantial contribution to the nation's foreign-exchange earnings is Indonesian migrant workers (IMW). However, in practice, people still face many challenges when attempting to exercise their fundamental rights, especially when it comes to obtaining health care, including the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. High mobility, vulnerable working conditions, and limited information and transnational regulations make IMWs a high-risk group for infections such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this study assesses the extent to which IMWs have access to healthcare in the context of infectious disease control. In order to achieve the SDGs, particularly targets 3.3 and 3.8. Based on a review of national laws, international agreements, and policy documents about the protection of migrant workers' health, a socio-legal research technique with descriptive analysis was employed. The study's findings demonstrate that, while Indonesia has ratified several international legal agreements and enacted pertinent domestic laws, their implementation has not been ideal. This is due to weak inter-sectoral coordination, limited cross-border health protection mechanisms, and a lack of data integration and health services for migrant workers. Therefore, there is a need to strengthen operational regulations, enhance bilateral cooperation in the health sector, and develop an integrated health information system to support the inclusive achievement of the SDGs for all migrant workers.
Grassroots Ecofeminist Resistance: Legal and Political Advocacy of "Wadon Wadas" Against Structural Misogyny and Extractive Policies Supratiwi; Puji Lestari; Ganda Febri Kurniawan; Erisandi Arditama; Gita Ranjani
Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026): September 2026 (In Press)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/ijals.v8i2.62248

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In Indonesia, rural and environmental conflicts often push women physically and intellectually to the periphery because development policies ignore women’s environmental knowledge and create their own margins. This study examines the legal and political protection strategies of the Wadon Wadas women’s group in Purworejo, Central Java, which seeks to protect its living space from andesite stone mining and to deconstruct misogyny in structural development and environmental conservation. Using a qualitative approach that integrates Feminist Participatory Action Research with Critical Discourse Analysis, the study draws on in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and analysis of mining and spatial planning policy documents. It identifies three core indicators of exclusion. First, women are systematically excluded from formal decision-making structures for spatial and land-use planning, including village deliberative forums, traditional land boards, and technical planning committees. Second, resource management frameworks are based on a household norm that treats men as the sole heads of households, so women’s rights to land, forests, and water are not recorded in policy documents or fund allocation and are treated as if they never existed. Third, no formal mechanism recognizes or documents women’s indigenous and local ecological knowledge, which is passed down through generations but excluded from official land-use assessments. These policies, pursued in the name of progress, have long produced vulnerabilities in women’s living spaces and bodies since mining began. It finds that through body politics, culturally grounded manganan and angonan rituals, and cross-gender solidarity networks, Wadon Wadas has created new cultural and political definitions of environmental advocacy. It demonstrates that gender equality, environmental justice, and sustainable construction cannot be separated in public policy. Effective and transformative environmental advocacy draws on women’s embodied experiences and local knowledge.