Legal Literacy - The Constitutional Court is one of the state institutions that has the authority to uphold the law and the constitution in Indonesia. So, what exactly is the Constitutional Court, what is its history, and what are its functions and authorities as part of the judicial institution that exercises judicial power in Indonesia?

Definition of the Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court is essentially a state judicial institution authorized to exercise judicial power with final and binding decisions. The decisions issued by the Constitutional Court are the first and last decisions, so this judicial institution can be said to be the highest judicial institution besides the Supreme Court in the judicial hierarchy in Indonesia. Article 2 of Law Number 24 of 2003 concerning the Constitutional Court mentions the Constitutional Court as part of a state institution that exercises independent judicial power to administer justice in order to uphold law and justice. The legal basis for the establishment of the Constitutional Court can also be found in Article 24 paragraph 2 and Article 24C of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.

History of the Constitutional Court

The establishment of the Constitutional Court was based on the idea of adopting the concept of Constitutional Court in the third amendment process of the 1945 Constitution of the…