Legal Literacy- This article discusses rechtsidee or the idea of law in the context of law in Indonesia, especially related to Pancasila as the idea of law that underlies the law of the Indonesian nation.

This article also explains the concept rechtsidee according to experts and how Pancasila as the idea of law functions as a filter of international conventions and as a general principle in criticizing and underlying legal behavior in Indonesia.

By: Shenny Mutiara Irni

The Constitution of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), the 1945 Constitution explains that its opening creates a main idea. The main idea in question is to represent the atmosphere of the Constitution itself. The main idea is none other than Pancasila. Then, Pancasila contained in the constitution, for the Indonesian Nation is also used as the idea of law (rechtsidee). The Pancasila idea of law is the idea of law desired by the Indonesian people. This is because in essence, law is based on the values held by the community.

Meanwhile, Pancasila itself contains values that come from within Indonesian society. Values rooted in a nation will certainly encourage the effectiveness of law and its enforcement. Therefore, Pancasila is then used as the law of all sources of law. Furthermore, Pancasila becomes the ruler of the positive laws that apply, both written and unwritten laws.

Pancasila as the idea of law (rectsidee) must or must underlie positive law in Indonesia, as well as a filtering tool for international law. Not only that, the goal of the Indonesian nation's journey is certainly reflected through the idea of law held by the country concerned.