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Indonesia
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Judicial Power
Kekuasaan Kehakiman
Undang-Undang No. 48 Tahun 2009
UU No. 48 Tahun 2009.
Bahasa Indonesia
Key Subject Matter
UU No. 48 Tahun 2009 tentang Kekuasaan Kehakiman menegaskan kemerdekaan peradilan, asas persamaan di muka hukum, peradilan sederhana-cepat-biaya ringan, kewajiban hakim menggali nilai keadilan, dan praduga tak bersalah.
English (British)
Key Subject Matter
Law No. 48 of 2009 on Judicial Power affirms judicial independence, equality before the law, simple-swift-low-cost justice, the duty of judges to discern living values of justice, and the presumption of innocence.
INKRAH Note
It is the umbrella of principle for all judicial environments (general, religious, military and administrative courts).
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Article by Article
Ketentuan Umum
Article 1
— Definition of Judicial Power
Bahasa IndonesiaKekuasaan Kehakiman adalah kekuasaan negara yang merdeka untuk menyelenggarakan peradilan guna menegakkan hukum dan keadilan berdasarkan Pancasila dan Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945, demi terselenggaranya Negara Hukum Republik Indonesia.
English (British)Judicial Power is the independent power of the State to administer justice in order to uphold law and justice based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution, for the realisation of the Republic of Indonesia as a State based on law.
Asas Peradilan
Article 4
— Equality Before the Courts
Bahasa Indonesia(1) Pengadilan mengadili menurut hukum dengan tidak membeda-bedakan orang.
(2) Pengadilan membantu pencari keadilan dan berusaha mengatasi segala hambatan dan rintangan untuk dapat tercapainya peradilan yang sederhana, cepat, dan biaya ringan.
English (British)(1) The courts shall adjudicate according to law without discriminating between persons.
(2) The courts shall assist those seeking justice and endeavour to overcome all obstacles to achieving a simple, swift and low-cost administration of justice.
Kewajiban Hakim
Article 5
— Judges Must Discern Living Values of Justice
Bahasa Indonesia(1) Hakim dan hakim konstitusi wajib menggali, mengikuti, dan memahami nilai-nilai hukum dan rasa keadilan yang hidup dalam masyarakat.
English (British)(1) Judges and constitutional judges are obliged to explore, follow and understand the legal values and sense of justice that live in society.
Praduga Tak Bersalah
Article 8
— Presumption of Innocence
Bahasa Indonesia(1) Setiap orang yang disangka, ditangkap, ditahan, dituntut, atau dihadapkan di depan pengadilan wajib dianggap tidak bersalah sebelum ada putusan pengadilan yang menyatakan kesalahannya dan telah memperoleh kekuatan hukum tetap.
English (British)(1) Every person suspected, arrested, detained, prosecuted, or brought before a court must be presumed innocent until a court decision declaring their guilt has become final and binding.
