Pancasila as the Guidelines in the Legislation in Indonesia
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Indonesia is a vast archipelago and has approximately 1340 tribes. This condition indicates that Indonesia is a pluralist country. However, behind the diversity of ethnicity, culture, race, and religion, there are basic principles that reflect the national identity, namely the Pancasila. By the founders of the nation, Pancasila was used as the guidelines in the administration of the state, by incorporating these principles into the preamble of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. This makes the existence of Pancasila as the guidelines for the state officials, including the lawmakers in Indonesia (the House of Representatives and the President) in carrying out their functions. Hence, it is true that Pancasila is referred to as the source of all sources of law of the country, as stated in Article 2 of Law Number 12 of 2011 on the Legislation. But in fact laws enacted by the House of Representatives (DPR) and the President remained contrary to Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. This is evidenced by the annulment of a number of provisions in the 159 laws by the Constitutional Court in the period of 2003 to November 2014. The problems of this law can be caused by political interests in the legislation. Therefore, the public may assume that the lawmakers are experiencing a moral degradation. Pancasila which is regarded as the nation’s way of life indicates that its position as the moral values. The use of Pancasila as the guidelines in the legislation will be able to avoid actions that prioritize the interests of the group rather than the interests of the entire people. Therefore Pancasila should serve as a guideline in the legislation in order to produce laws that guarantee, protect and fulfill the human rights of every person.
Authors and Affiliations
Jimmy Z. Usfunan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP100844
- DOI -
- Views 114
- Downloads 0
IMPACT OF HOME VIDEO WATCH ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SELECTED PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL IN IDO LGA OF IBADAN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
The purpose of this study was to examine the joint associations and effects of time watched, time spent, number watched, type watched, parents’ reaction and watch reason on the academic performance of secondary school...
THE RELEVANCE OF SOME ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF COCOYAM (COLOCASIA ESCULENTA) IN THE DESIGN OF POSTHARVEST PROCESSING MACHINERY
In this study the determination of some engineering properties of cocoyam, (shape, size, colour, volume, particle density, Sphericity, weight, surface area and compressive strength) was determined at moisture contents...
Indigenous Community-Based Forest Management: A Study about Status and Role of Customary Institution in Dayak Siang, Murung Jaya Regency, Central Borneo
Indigenous community-based forest management is one of local wisdoms applied by Dayak Siang tribe. The management reflects the respect shown by the community from generation to generation because their ancestors resided...
FUZZY MATHEMATICAL APPROACH FOR EFFECTIVE GENERALIZATION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Evolution of employee performance is one of the most important responsibilities of managers. Yetperformance evolution has been the source of considerable dissatisfaction for both managers andemployees because of the many...
The South American Arab Mahjar Literature
The Arab Mahjar literature was created at the end of XIX and the beginning of XX century by the Arab writers who moved from Middle East to North and South America as a result of a number of socio-political events. Mahjar...