Legal Literacy - Discover analysis of criminal case review issues in Indonesia, especially in criminal cases. There are at least 4 issues that are most highlighted, including: Criminal case review by Prosecutors/Public Prosecutors, Criminal case review of pre-trial decisions, Criminal case review when the convicted person is a fugitive, and related to the limitations of criminal case review. This article is an excerpt from the book Review in Criminal Procedure Law in Indonesia written by Adam Ilyas.

Rule of law

Article 1 paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia (UUD 1945) which states "Indonesia is a state based on law," is actually the embodiment of the basic philosophy in nationhood and statehood which is described in the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution.

In the concept of the rule of law in general, it is idealized that what should be the commander in the dynamics of state life is law. Because law is basically closely related to the legal system adopted by the country concerned, and is the main basis for the establishment of a country.

Law is the highest source (supremacy of law) in regulating and determining the mechanism of legal relations between the state and society or between members of society with one another.

One of the main points rule of law is the existence of an independent judiciary. The meaning of free here is an…