Legal Literacy - Law is an important pillar in social, national, and state life. However, in reality, the law in Indonesia is still far from ideal. Law enforcement in Indonesia is fraught with injustice, selective logging, and discrimination. This is what makes the author focus on the idea that modern law cannot provide a sense of justice in society.

By: Rean Fahmi (Assistant Staff of Advocacy Division - YLBHI-LBH Padang)

The Mess of Modern Indonesian Law

We have known that the law in Indonesia actually comes from customary law, Islamic law and western law. Currently, the law in Indonesia adopts Modern Law. Often legal issues in Indonesia become a problem among academics, students and the community.

There are many problems that can be said to be confusing in this modern law. Starting from the injustice in law enforcement itself, where the rich are faster to get help legal than the poor and much more.

The term "the law is sharp downwards and blunt upwards" has begun to emerge among our society, as we can see for ourselves the fact in society, namely the case of grandmother Asyani who was accused of stealing one teak wood which she believed was on her own land and was sentenced to one year in prison, let's compare it with corruption cases in Indonesia today, billions of people's money that he stole but the law in Indonesia prefers to remain silent.

There is…