Legal Literacy - The discourse on amending the 1945 Constitution to strengthen the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (BAKAMLA RI) has begun to emerge in recent times. This is in line with the increasing maritime security threats in Indonesia, both from within and abroad. So, what is the discourse on the 1945 Constitution amendment like? Let's take a look at the explanation in the following article.

Introduction

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, with two-thirds of its total area consisting of oceans.

Geographically, Indonesia is located right in the middle of the intersection between the Asian and Australian continents and between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This intersecting position causes Indonesian waters to always be busy with international trade routes, both from and to Indonesia and simply passing through (or in transit). This bustle then has implications for the vulnerability of a number of Indonesian sea areas, which then gave rise to the terminology 'Maritime Security'.

In his collection of writings published under the title 'Economic Problems in Indonesia', Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo stated that “security is largely a matter of economics and perspectives for community groups in their daily lives” (Djojohadikusumo, 1951 in Djojohadikusumo, 1952) which means that economic factors are one of the determinants of security, but this statement also has the meaning that security factors are closely related to economic factors so that in maintaining the sustainability of economic activity at sea, Maritime Security needs to be a top priority.