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 also someone who used to be an activist defending small communities who even proposed a Revision to the KPK Law, it is very clear that this is a form of weakening the KPK and a form of protecting the collared rats.

The condition of law in Indonesia at this time is in a chaotic atmosphere, a crisis is happening everywhere, especially in the field of law. Law enforcement only applies to the rich, but there is none legal certainty and justice for the poor.

As explained above, the perpetrators of corruption and legal problems of those in power are just like dust that passes by. Many laws in force in Indonesia now seem to have social classes, the law that we know should work for peace, justice and order is in fact extraordinarily reversed.

In various case handling in our country, it is never far from public discussion due to court decisions that deviate from the values of justice, justice seems like a very expensive and luxurious item among the lower classes.