CONSTITUTIONAL COURT AND CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
BACKGROUND OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT INSTITUTION
• US Supreme Court Decision Marbury vs
Madison 1803.
• George Jellinek Austria’s Supreme Court
have Authority to review parliament act.
• Hans Kelsen Set up separate court
outside MA Vervassungsgerichtshoft
ARGUMENTATION
• Supremacy of the Constitution • Checks and Balances
The Constitutional Court
of the RI
• M Yamin Supreme Court should review act. • Konstitusi RIS Supreme Court Review State
Act.
• Recommendation of PAH II MPRS 1966-1967
Supreme Court should Review Act.
• IKAHI 1970, Supreme Court should Review
Act.
• Tap MPR No. III/MPR/2000 MPR Review Act
against Constitution.
Dasar Pemikiran
• The Importance of JR
• Balancing the power of law maker. • From Supremacy of MPR to the
Supremacy of the Constitution.
Status of CCRI
• State Organ
• Judiciary Organ
• Equal among others constitutional organ
AUTHORITY
Decide on:
• Constitutional Review of Parliament Act;
• Inter-branch Dispute;
• Dispute on the result of General Election;
• Political Party Dissolution;
FUNCTION
• the guardian of the constitution; • the final interpreter of the
constitution;
• the protector of human rights; • the protector of the citizen’s
constitutional rights;
SOURCES
• UUD 1945
• Act. NO. 24 TAHUN 2003 (and related Act);