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Irish Chamber of Commerce and Industry Visit to Faculty of Law UII

On Thursday, November 21, 2024, the representative of the Irish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Michael Noble, B.Sc., MBS, PgDip, paid an official visit to the UII Faculty of Law. During the visit, he was welcomed by the Dean of the UII Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum., Head of the Undergraduate Law Study Program of the UII Faculty of Law, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., L.LM., Ph.D., and Permanent Lecturer of the UII Faculty of Law who is an Irish citizen, Francess Duffy, LL.M., Grad Dip Ed, BA. CEL.

In his remarks, the Dean of the UII Faculty of Law said, “It is an honor for Mr. Michael Noble to visit the UII Faculty of Law. We have great potential for collaboration and we hope that the academic community at the UII Faculty of Law can utilize it well in the context of research, teaching and community service.”

In the discussion that lasted for approximately 1 (one) hour, several things could be considered, especially to enhance the benefits of potential cooperation, especially with universities and prospective industrial partners in Ireland. “There are many things that can be realized, such as internships for students, exchange programs for both students and lecturers, or Join/Double Degree Programs with prospective university and industrial partners in Ireland. Considering that the Indonesian Ministry of Education is currently encouraging the Kampus Merdeka/Independent Campus policy, cooperation in this regard is very possible.” said the Head of the Undergraduate Law Study Program, Faculty of Law UII, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., L.LM., Ph.D. At the end of the event, it was continued with a group photo and lunch together in the Dean’s Room, Faculty of Law UII. Hopefully, cooperation with Ireland can be realized and can be enjoyed by the academic community of the Faculty of Law UII.

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Faculty of Law UII holds Summer Program to study Indonesian Law and Culture

From 18-24 November 2024, a summer program was held by the Undergraduate Law Study Program, Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia. This program involved approximately 20 foreign students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Australia. The summer program in 2024 raised the theme of contemporary legal issues in Indonesia. This program presented 13 speakers including, Prof. Dr. Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah, Ph.D. (Bangladesh), Prof. Dr. Iur. Achim Rogmann (Germany), Leonie Zappel, LL.M. (Germany), Dr. Suhaizad Bin Saifudin (Malaysia), Ahmad Saad Al Dafrawi, Ph.D. (FH UII), and Frances Duffy, LL.M. (FH UII). Some of the lecturers from Indonesia include: Dr. Mailinda Eka Yuniza, S.H., LL.M. (UII), Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum. (UII), Catur Septiana Rakhmawati, S.H., M.H. (UII), and Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. (UII).

Some of the materials presented include: The Development of Legal Aid in Indonesia and its comparison with Malaysia, Public Service Law in Indonesia, Investment Licensing Mechanism in Indonesia, IPR in Indonesia and its Development, Commercial Law in Indonesia and Australia, and International Trade Law. In addition to the material on law, on Saturday and Sunday, November 23-24, 2024, students will take part in a 2-day full program of adapting Indonesian Culture by learning directly how to make batik, make wayang suket, and fashion patterns and how to wear traditional Yogyakarta clothing.

In his closing remarks on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at the Pendopo Asram Edupark, the Dean of the UII Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum said that: “Most of the participants are foreign students studying both at the UII Faculty of Law and outside the UII Faculty of Law. This program is always held every year not only with the aim of carrying out cultural adaptation but also with the hope that students can understand Indonesian law practically. Because who knows, some of them will be able to work in Indonesia and participate in developing and deepening legal reform in Indonesia or in their own country after graduating later.”

Head of the Undergraduate Law Study Program of the Faculty of Law UII, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. said that: “The initial mitigation of this program is able to see the enthusiasm of foreign students to be able to develop law not only in Indonesia but also in their own country. In addition, they can see the development of Indonesian law as a potential and benchmarking for developing law considering that Indonesia has different and unique legal and social characteristics than other countries including in Southeast Asia. In addition, the Indonesian cultural introduction program is also indirectly as an indirect form, namely as a promotion of Indonesian culture and local products in order to boost economic potential in Indonesia.”

The cultural approach event that took place on Saturday and Sunday, November 23-24, 2024 explored several local Indonesian products, especially to learn how to make them, such as Batik and Wayang Suket. All foreign students succeeded in making batik and showing their work and seeing that Batik is a cultural advantage that has economic value. In addition, students were also asked to make a variety of wayang suket and learn to design businesses so that similar products can be sold abroad and grow new economic potential for local products from Indonesia to foreign countries.

The event closed on Sunday, November 24, 2024 by presenting the participants’ business design work and the importance of paying attention to the comparative advantages of local products, especially in Indonesia, to improve people’s welfare. Foreign students also tried culinary tours such as soto and satay as well as market snacks that were purchased directly at the Denggung field during the car-free-day.

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Benchmarking Curriculum and Learning Process between the Faculty of Law UII and AIKOL IIUM Malaysia

On Friday, November 8th, 2024, the Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Indonesian Islamic University (UII) received a Benchmarking visit from the Center of Foundation Law, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Malaysia, this time the delegation from AIKOL IIUM increased to 12 people. The delegation group arrived at the court at 09.00 Indonesian Western Time (ITW) and continued welcoming the delegation and presenting in the Mini Auditorium Room on the 4th floor of the UII Faculty of Law. The event then continued with benchmarking led by the Head of the Undergraduate Law Study Program, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D, as moderator and also MC. This visit was also welcomed and attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Ph.D., Head of General Administration and Household Division, Sri Achyuniwati, S.T., Head of Academic Division, Muhammad Arief Satejo Kinady, A.Md., Head of Data and Value Affairs, Ubaidurrahman, S.T., Head of Assessment Affairs, Mirani Desi Ekowati, S.E., and head of Lecture Affairs, Helawan Perwiranto, S.Si, as well as several staff from the International Program of the UII Faculty of Law. 

“Thank you Jazakumullah Khairan Katsiran to the Faculty of Law for accepting our Benchmarking visit, so that we can gather together and give each other messages and impressions. This is my second visit about 3 years ago, not only to Jogja, but also to Jakarta, Bandung, and one of the institutions we visited was UII. I believe that Malaysia and Indonesia are like brothers “When you are close you pinch each other, when you are far you yearn for each other”. This is conveyed to the Faculty of Law which has received and accommodated our request for a visit, especially to Mr. Bagya and Prof. Budi, so that later we can discuss and make presentations related to AIKOL IIUM.” Greetings from Dr. Murshid Kassim, a representative of the delegation from the Legal Studies Department of AIKOL IIUM Malaysia.

“Thank you all. We are very happy today to have guests from IIUM, and I would like to welcome you to the UII Faculty of Law. I hope all of you can enjoy your visit here. The hope is that we can establish collaboration between the Faculty of Law and IIUM, especially AIKOL. I think uni is also the right moment because some time ago we went to IIUM to visit the UII Faculty of Law benchmarking.  And this time, IIUM visited our campus, this was very good and interesting because I believe we can see various institutional developments, especially the Faculty of Law, so that after this we can share through presentations and discussions. Thank you to Dr. Kassim and the delegation for their visit to the UII Faculty of Law.” Welcome, speech from Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum., as Dean of the UII Faculty of Law.

The event ended with a presentation by Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D., as Head of the Undergraduate Study Program in Law, regarding the academic system. On this occasion, he conveyed some of the requested information in detail. “The assessment process at Undergraduate Study Program in Law follows a CPL (Capaian Pembelajaran Lulusan)-based assessment (graded learning achievement).  This assessment model follows an outcome-based education-based curriculum, so it is hoped that for each course the assessment pattern will be different depending on the determined learning achievements of graduates. For example, for courses where the CPL is related to attitudes, there will be an assessment using observation, while for courses where there is some knowledge there will be an assessment using a written exam. “This assessment model is very helpful for lecturers, including measuring whether students can follow lectures well and by the CPL that has been determined.”

The event continued with giving awards in the form of merchandise and group photos, after which the session continued with a presentation by IIUM, represented by Dr. Kassim, as for the Faculty of Law, represented by Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D., The event closed with questions and answers and discussions in each session. Before the delegation said goodbye and continued its journey, guided by Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D., and Bagya Agung Prabowo, S.H., M.Hum, Ph.D., the delegation took the time to visit UII museum located in the UII central library.

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Hela Cells? How Important Are These Cells?

[KALIURANG]; On Saturday, October 19th, 2024, the Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) carried out International Guest Lecture activities, which took place in the Audiovisual Room on the 4th floor, Faculty of Law Building, UII. The resource person for this activity was Dr. Kimberly Bomar., an attorney from Bomar Legal, Stanford, California. The International Guest Lecture, which starts at 09.30–11.30 Indonesian Westren Time (IWT)/WIB, carries the theme, “Henrietta Lacks and the Business, Technology, and Ethics of HeLa Cells.” This event, which was held offline and online via Zoom, was moderated by Head of Undergraduate Program in Law, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D., and attended by more than 150 students from Undergraduate Study Program in Law.

In his explanation, Dr. Kimberly mentioned that “Henrietta Lacks (HeLa) was the Mother of Modern Medicine. Henrietta Lacks is the most important name in the field of biotechnology and medicine, which many people may not have known before. In 1950, not long after giving birth to her fifth child with David Lacks, Henrietta was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cervical cancer that would change the world of medicine forever. On January 29, 1951, Henrietta Lacks attended Johns Hopkins, the only hospital in the area treating black patients. However, during her treatment, Johns Hopkins took two samples from Henrietta’s cervix without her permission or knowledge. Then Doctor Johns sent the tissue samples to a cell biologist, Dr. George Otto Gey. From samples obtained by Dr. Gey, he isolated cancer cells by applying a technique he developed. These cells can grow and divide indefinitely in culture media, so Dr. Johns and Dr. Gey provide the cells for research around the world but do not sell them. Several biotechnology companies have succeeded in making a profit from HeLa cells and have patented how to use them, one of which is Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., which is a biotechnology company with annual revenues of more than $40 billion. Meanwhile, Henrietta’s family did not receive any compensation and struggled to pay for basic medical care.

Due to the HeLa Cell business, Henrietta’s descendants believed that the cells belonged to Henrietta and never gave them or allowed anyone to use them. So they believe that as heirs they have the right to receive compensation and sue the Thermo Fisher Company. Henrietta did not consent to the collection and use of her tissue, but her consent was not legally required at the time, and although Henrietta’s treatment reflected racist experiments against black people, Thermo Fisher was not present when Henrietta’s cells were taken. Ultimately, in August 2023, the case was resolved without a legal decision on whether the Lacks family was entitled to compensation for the use of HeLa cells.” The following is Dr. Kimberly Bomar.

HeLa cells are an invaluable tool in biomedical research. However, it is important to remember the history behind this cell and appreciate the contributions of Henrietta Lacks and her family. This International Guest Lecture event closed with a friendly gathering and lunch together in the Erasmus Room, 3rd Floor, UII Faculty of Law.

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Erosion of International Humanitarian Law vs Civilians in Gaza

The Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Faculty of Law, UII (Universitas Islam Indonesia) again invites Fatma Al Ghussain, as Executive Director in Amna Care Fund Palestine Activists as a speaker on the Guest Lecture agenda which will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Guest Lecture which started at 15.30 and took place in the Legislative Drafting Room, 3rd floor, Faculty of Law UII, the theme raised on this occasion was “Legal Violations and the Extent of Application of International Humanitarian Law to Protect Civilians in Gaza”. This Guest Lecture activity is an effort to always remind us of the existence of humanitarian principles, as support for human rights, as well as solidarity as a developing country and also as a form of implementation of religious values. In International Humanitarian Law there are rules that regulate behavior that takes place in armed conflicts. The purpose of this law is to limit human suffering during war and establish limits on how to fight, and also provide protection to citizens or parties who do not take part in hostilities.

In her explanation, Mrs. Fatma Al Ghussain stated that “The attacks carried out by the Israeli army have killed more than 60,000 civilians, including children and women, mercilessly and indiscriminately using internationally prohibited weapons. They also bombed schools and tents filled with sheltering civilians, and killed everyone inside. Not only that, the Israeli army also blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, including water, food, medicine and other basic necessities. They even excavate the graves of people who have died by taking their bodies and returning them without any internal organs. The atrocities carried out were not only carried out against the Palestinian population, but also by suppressing the press by killing anyone who reported what was happening in Gaza, either through sound or images. As well as threatening social media activists, by bombing their houses and killing their families. There is continuous oppression carried out by the Israeli army by killing humanitarian workers, local and international residents, they also force civilians to repeatedly move to new areas without allowing civilians to take their personal belongings with them. This of course illustrates the irrelevance of international humanitarian law in dealing with the genocide that is taking place in Palestine to date and shows that there is a failure of the global justice system in preventing war crimes.”

This Guest Lecture with resource person Mrs. Fatma Al Ghussain was moderated directly by the Head of Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D., and attended by more than 70 students of Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Faculty of Law UII. Before the Guest Lecture activity was closed by the moderator, there was a video screening session that had been prepared by Mrs. Fatma and continued with a question and answer session from several students present. It is hoped that this activity will make each other aware and be a form of support for Palestine, not only as a moral obligation, but also as an investment in the future of a more peaceful and just world.

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International Program FH UII Student from Nigeria Graduated with Cumlaude Predicate in Graduation Period I of Academic Year 2024/2025

[KALIURANG]; On Saturday, September 28, 2024 Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) held the Graduation Ceremony for the First Period of the 2024/2025 Academic Year at the Auditorium Prof. K.H. Abdul Kahar Mudzakkir. Faidat Temitope Balogun or commonly called Bubu (20410903) is an International Program (IP) Student of the Undergraduate Law Study Program (PSHPS) of the Faculty of Law from Nigeria.

Bubu, as her friends call her. She knew about FH UII from advertisements in Nigeria where she lives. He chose FH UII because it provides financial support for children especially from Africa.

The best experience she got while at FH UII was the support from the Lectures who were very extraordinary to be able to master the science of law, especially intended when she was about to return to her home country. FH UII lecturers always helped her when she needed something.

Then, Bubu during college actively participated in competitions such as The International Criminal Competition in Netherland, and The International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition in Indonesia, and was in the processed of going to Hong Kong for the International round. Participating in these competitions, according to her, is a realistic learning, not only learning theory in the class.

As a foreign student, she felt there were many challenges because Indonesia does not use English as its national language. However, at FH UII she felt helped because it has an International profile. This made it easier for her to digest the education because the Lecturers taught in English and her friends actively helped her with the language.

She advised others to choose FH UII as the next step to pursue higher education and master legal science because “FH UII is the best faculty in the whole UII and that’s a period, that’s the best thing you could ever do period”.

 

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Ulya Sofiana’s Public Defense Examination

[KALIURANG]; The Ulya Sofiana’s Public Defense Examination was held by the Doctoral Study Program in Law on Saturday, August 31, at 09:30 WIB. The event was held in the Mini Auditorium Room, located on the 4th Floor of the Faculty of Law (FH), UII. The examination was led by Chief Examiners Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum., and Prof. Nandang Sutrisno, S.H., M.Hum., Ph.D., with Dr. Abdul Jamil, S.H., M.H., serving as the promotor team. The examination panel also included Dr. Sri Wahyuni, S.Ag., M.Ag., M.Hum., Dr. Drs. Rohidin, S.H., M.Ag., Dr. Umar Haris Sanjaya, S.H., M.H., and Drs. Agus Triyanta, M.A., M.H., Ph.D.

Ulya Sofiana presented her dissertation titled “Handling Interfaith Marriage Conflicts in the Merariq Tradition from the Perspective of Local Wisdom in Lombok.” The term merariq refers to a form of elopement practiced in Lombok, where a man takes a woman from her family, typically without prior consent from her parents or family members. If the woman agrees to the customary terms, she becomes his wife. One controversial aspect of merariq involves interfaith marriages, which often lead to conflicts within the Lombok community. These conflicts can exist as rejection of the marriage, denial of inheritance rights, and social rejection. Despite these issues, there is currently no clear regulation addressing interfaith marriages.

In her dissertation, Ulya Sofiana proposed a three-stage approach for managing interfaith marriage conflicts in Lombok:

  1. Pre-Conflict Handling: This stage focuses on prevention efforts. It involves religious, traditional, and family leaders to address potential issues before they escalate into conflicts. These leaders work together to provide guidance and set expectations regarding interfaith marriages.
  2. Conflict Handling: This stage addresses conflicts once they arise. It includes implementing sanctions related to interfaith marriages, such as rejection, expulsion from the community, and denial of inheritance rights.
  3. Post-Conflict Handling: This stage involves follow-up actions after sanctions have been applied. It includes the involvement of local governments and religious leaders to provide education and legal knowledge about interfaith marriages.

Finally, Ulya said that support from the local government is very important as a step forward in realizing laws that are in accordance with the values ​​in society, as well as reformulating Islamic marriage law to emphasize the status of interfaith marriages both formally and materially.

During the exam session, Ulya Sofiana was able to answer questions well and was able to defend the arguments in her dissertation. Dr. Ulya Sofiana, S.H., M.H. is now officially the 181st doctor of law who graduated from the doctoral study program in law, FH UII. At the end of the exam session, the Promoter (Prof. Prof. Nandang Sutrisno, S.H., M.Hum., Ph.D.) congratulated and give her some advice.

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Muhammad Jamal’s Public Defense Examination

“The state has established the Election Law (Law 7/2017) to create a democratic and integrity-based state system. Unfortunately, not all elections can be conducted fairly and with integrity.”

[KALIURANG]; On Friday (30/08) at 13:30 WIB, the Public Defense Examination for Doctoral Promotion was conducted by the Doctoral Study Program in Law (PSHPD) at the Faculty of Law (FH) Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII). Muhammad Jamal, S.H., S.H.I., M.H. was the doctoral candidate, presenting his dissertation titled “Imposition of Probationary Criminal Verdicts on Perpetrators of General Election Crimes in the Perspective of Progressive Law.” The examination took place in the Auditorium Room, 4th Floor, FH UII, and was chaired by Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum., the Dean of FH UII. The promotion committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Rusli Muhammad, S.H., M.H. as the promoter and Dr. Mahrus Ali, S.H., M.H. as the co-promoter. The examiners included Prof. Hanafi Amrani, S.H., LL.M., M.H., Ph.D., Dr. Sri Hastuti Puspitasari, S.H., M.H., Prof. Dr. M. Syamsudin, S.H., M.H., and Prof. Dr. Tongat, S.H., M.Hum., who joined online via Zoom.

During the examination, Muhammad Jamal pointed out that light penalties, such as probation, are often given to those who commit election, led to the increasing number of general election crimes. Based on this issue, Muhammad Jamal analyzed the judge’s considerations in imposing probation sanctions for election crimes and linked them to the spirit of progressive law.

Muhammad Jamal explained that the court decisions on election crimes he reviewed did not meet the four key principles of progressive law. For example:

  1. Law as a Dynamic Institution: The decisions didn’t meet this principle because judges only focused on whether the facts matched the legal article, without considering how the law might evolve.
  2. Law as a Teaching of Humanity and Justice: The decisions does not go through consideration/ratio decidendi so that it does not provide humanitarian aspects and did not offer insights into justice.
  3. Law as an Aspect of Regulations and Behavior: The decisions failed to connect the enforcement of fair elections with the core principles of people’s sovereignty and political essence, which is the third principle.
  4. Law as a Teaching of Liberation: The decisions were too narrow, focusing only on legal elements without exploring broader and does not go into depth or extend to other non-legal aspects.

In his dissertation, Muhammad Jamal proposed a construction for judges’ decisions on election. He suggested that future court decisions in these cases should embody five key qualities: court decisions must reflect a free paradigm in deciding election crime cases, court decisions must become dynamic laws, court decisions as teachings of humanity and justice and court decisions must contain aspects of regulations and behavior in a balanced manner. To realize these four qualities, three important elements are formulated, namely: (a) in deciding future cases, judges must take into account the sovereignty of the people and their rights, (b) the judge must emphasize in his legal considerations the degree of seriousness of the impact of election crimes on people’s sovereignty and voting rights in reasoning his legal considerations, (c) based on the theory of proportionality in punishment, the adoption of these considerations will lay a stronger basis for justification for judges to impose proportional criminal sanctions on perpetrators of election crimes. In this case, the judge can impose a probationary sentence as a sanction for election crimes whose impact is categorized as light. For election crimes whose impact is categorized as medium or serious, judges can use prison sentences and fines proportionally according to the impact caused.

During the exam session, the doctor candidate was able to answer questions well and was able to defend the arguments in his dissertation. Muhammad Jamal S.H., S.H.I., M.H. is now officially the 179th doctor of law who graduated from the doctoral study program in law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia.

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Endang Widuri’s Public Defense Examination

[KALIURANG]; On Friday, August 30th, at 16:00 WIB, the public defense examination of Endang Widuri was held by the Doctoral Study Program in Law (PSHPD), Faculty of Law (FH) at Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII). The examination took place in the Mini Auditorium Room on the 4th Floor of FH UII. The examiners included Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum. (Chairman), Prof. Dr. Sefriani, S.H., M.Hum. (Promoter), Mukmin Zakie, S.H., M.Hum., Ph.D. (Co-promoter), as well as Prof. Dr. Ridwan, S.H., M.Hum., Prof. Dr. Winahyu Erwiningsih, S.H., M.Hum., Prof. Nandang Sutrisno, S.H., LL.M., M.Hum., Ph.D., and Dr. Ariyanto, S.H., M.H., CN.

Endang presented her dissertation for approximately 10 minutes at the beginning of the exam session. She explained that her research aimed to evaluate the opportunities and challenges in accelerating land registration, as well as to explore models and impacts of collaboration between the government and the private sector through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to support the Complete Systematic Land Registration (PTSL) program.

Endang’s dissertation research, titled “Government and Private Collaboration Through Optimization of Corporate Social Responsibility Funds in Complete Systematic Land Registration in Indonesia,” is a normative juridical study that employs statutory, conceptual, and historical approaches. Her research identified budget constraints and a shortage of human resources, particularly Licensed Cadastral Surveyors, as the primary challenges to accelerating land registration in Indonesia.

Furthermore, Endang explained that collaboration between the government and the private sector, especially through CSR, could accelerate the land registration process by increasing budget allocation and human resource capacity, as well as improving data quality through modern technology. “This collaboration model is expected to reduce disputes and enhance legal certainty and community welfare, particularly through the PTSL program,” she said.

Endang also added, “An evaluation and improvement recommendation of the legal framework, as well as for enhancing data quality, are proposed to support the success of the PTSL program.” Concluding her dissertation, Endang stated that to achieve the PTSL target by 2025, it is necessary to increase the budget, strengthen human resource capacity, and improve data quality with support from the private sector through CSR. This collaboration model will not only accelerate the process and increase the effectiveness of land registration but also contribute positively to addressing agrarian issues in Indonesia.

During the exam session, Endang Widuri was able to answer questions well and was able to defend the arguments in her dissertation. Dr. Endang Widuri, S.H., M.Hum. is now officially the 180th doctor of law graduate from the doctoral study program in law, FH UII. At the end of the exam session, the Co-Promoter (Mukmin Zakie, S.H., M.Hum., Ph.D.) congratulated her and advised Dr. Endang Widuri, S.H., M.Hum. to continue to spread knowledge and kindness with the new doctoral degree that has been achieved.

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Ahmadi’s Public Defense Examination

[KALIURANG]; Thursday (29/08), at 15:30 WIB, the Ahmadi’s public defense examination was held by the doctoral study program in law (PSHPD) at the Faculty of Law (FH), Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII). The examination was took place in the Mini Auditorium on the 4th floor of FH UII, with the examiners including: Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum. (head examiner), Prof. Dr. Ni’matul Huda, S.H., M.Hum. (promoter), Dr. Abdul Gaffar Karim, S.I.P., M.A. (co-promoter), Prof. Dr. Ridwan, S.H., M.Hum., Dr. Idul Rishan, S.H., LL.M., Dr. Sri Hastuti Puspitasari, S.H., M.H., and Dr. Drs. Muntoha, S.H., M.Ag.

Ahmadi presented his dissertation entitled “Legal Politics of Regional Election Regulations Post-Amendment of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia (UUD NRI 1945)” for approximately 10 minutes at the beginning of the exam session. He stated that the design of legal politics of regional election regulations in the UUD NRI 1945 faced various fundamental problems, such as the problem of interpretation and application of laws in legislation. This encouraged him to examine more deeply, comprehensively, and constructively about the dynamics of regional head election laws in Indonesia which occurred radically.

In his research, Ahmadi found that the legal policy regarding regional head elections in the UUD NRI 1945 is considered part of the regional government regime as outlined in Article 18, Paragraph (4) of the UUD NRI 1945. However, this has led to incorrect interpretations of the norm in Article 18 (4). Consequently, there have been inconsistencies in several areas, including: regulations at the legislative level and Constitutional Court decisions, the roles of actors in regional head elections, the management of regional head election implementations, the institutions responsible for organizing regional head elections, and the resolution of disputes related to regional head elections.

Furthermore, Ahmadi proposed that future regulations for regional head elections in Indonesia be conducted directly, transparently, and in stages. He also recommended reconstructing these regulations at the legislative level, establishing a special court for regional head elections, and implementing the elections in a direct, open, and staged manner involving political parties, the DPRD, and the KPU.

During the public defense examination session, Ahmadi answered questions well and was able to defend his dissertation arguments effectively.  Dr. Ahmadi, S.H.I., M.H. is now officially the 177th doctoral graduate from the doctoral study program in law at FH UII. At the end of the session, the Promoter congratulated him and wished that the knowledge gained would be beneficial and useful for religion and the nation. The Promoter also advised Dr. Ahmadi, S.H.I., M.H. to continue contributing and remain critical of developments in constitutional law concentration.