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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.

 

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Cooperation between Faculty of Law UII dengan Migrant Care

[JAKARTA]; The UII Faculty of Law is exploring cooperation with Migrant Care in Jakarta to strengthen the partnership so that it can be utilized by the academic community. “With the cooperation, there will be strengthening related to the assistance of victims of human trafficking and it is hoped that students who do internships can find out about real problems that exist and are related to migrants. We have two divisions, namely knowledge management and legal assistance, which are often occupied by student interns. We welcome that this cooperation can also be expanded not only related to internships.” said Sister Trisna Dwi Yuni Aresta from Migrant Care.

“The Internship Pattern in the Undergraduate Law Study Program has two models, namely MBKM Legal Practice (which lasts for 6 months and can be converted to 20 credits) and 2 credit Internships according to the Study Program curriculum. We propose that Migrant Care can be used by students for MBKM legal practice internships so that students can focus on internships for 6 full months and can later be converted into 20 credits.” thus the proposal from the Head of the Undergraduate Law Study Program, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D.

 

“We really hope that students who do internships can focus on their full internship and not study at the same time. We are very happy that UII has a 6-month MBKM model so that students can be responsible for their work during their internship.” said Saudari Trisna Dwi Yuni Aresta dari Migrant Care.

The event was attended by 5 representatives from Migrant Care and from the UII Faculty of Law represented by the Vice Dean for Religious Cooperation and Alumni (Agus Triyanta, S.H., M.H., Ph.D.), Head of the Undergraduate Law Study Program, FH UII (Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, PhD), and Head of Faculty Quality Assurance (Siti Rahma Novikasari, S.H., M.H.). Meanwhile, from Migrant Care, it was attended by Trisna Dwi Yuni Aresta, Raihan, Fadila Nisa F, Arina Wilda F, and Eli Yuliana. After the discussion, souvenirs were exchanged.

 

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The Success of Internship Program for Students at the Indonesian Ombudsman Encourages Initiation of Other Activity Programs for the Faculty of Law UII

[JAKARTA]; On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, a signing ceremony of cooperation was held between the Faculty of Law of the Universitas Islam Indonesia and the Indonesian Ombudsman. Present at the signing ceremony were representatives from the UII Faculty of Law, namely Mr. Drs.Agus Triyanta, S.H., M.A., Ph.D. as the Vice Dean for Cooperation, Religious, and Alumni Affairs, Mr. Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. as the Head of the Undergraduate Law Study Program, FH UII, and Mrs. Siti Rahma Novikasari, S.H., M.H. as the Head of Quality Assurance of Faculty of Law UII. The UII Faculty of Law delegation was received at the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia, namely Mr. Dr. Johanes Widijantoro, S.H., M.H. as the Ombudsman and Mr. Gunawan Irwin Siallagan as an Associate Expert Policy Analyst.

Taking place at the Indonesian Ombudsman Office in Jakarta, the signing took place solemnly and was continued with a discussion process related to collaboration between the two institutions. “We really hope that it is not only related to internships but can also be expanded with other activities so that it can introduce the duties and work of the Ombudsman to students. This is also part of the Ombudsman’s task to network to build more concrete cooperation. We are very open to opening more opportunities for research and dissemination. Especially for students, I am sure there will be many things or values ​​that can be taken if they do an internship at the Ombudsman. They will see how the existing complaint process can be followed up.” said the speech from Mr. Dr. Johanes Widijantoro, S.H., M.H. as the Member of Leaders of  Ombudsman.

“The current ongoing collaboration with the Ombudsman is the implementation of the MBKM Legal Practice where several of our students in the Undergraduate Law Study Program have carried out an internship for 1 semester at the Ombudsman Representative in Yogyakarta. The MBKM Legal Practice Program at the Study Program has been running since 2020 and students who take part in this program can be converted into 20 credits according to the guidelines set by the Study Program.” said the speech from Mr. Drs. Agus Triyanta, S.H., M.A., Ph.D. as the Deputy Dean for Religious, Cooperation, and Alumni Affairs.

“With other campuses, there is currently a joint research grant program related to the Digitalization of Examination Results. We hope that there will be many collaborations that can also be collaborated with UII,” added Mr. Gunawan Irwin Siallagan as an Associate Expert Policy Analyst.

The event was closed with the submission of the cooperation document and the exchange of souvenirs. While in Jakarta, the Faculty of Law UII delegation will also explore cooperation with several other institutions that can be utilized later for the academic community at Faculty of Law UII.

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Dewi Iriani’s Public Defense Examination

“The KPU as the Election Organizer must be able to implement the Election fairly and with integrity. Unfortunately, to realize an Election that is fair and with integrity has not been achieved.” (Dewi Iriani’s Dissertation)

[KALIURANG]; Saturday (10/08), at 13.00 WIB, Dewi Iriani’s Public Defense Examination for Doctoral Promotion was held by the Doctoral Study Program in Law with a dissertation entitled “LEGAL POLITICS OF TERM LIMITATION IN KPU COMMISSIONERS FOR REALIZING A FAIR AND INTEGRITY GENERAL ELECTION.”

The public defense examination was held in the Auditorium Room, 4th Floor, FH UII, chaired by the Dean of FH UII, Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum., with promoter Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fauzan, S.H., M.H., co-promoter Dr. Sri Hastuti Puspitasari, S.H., M.H., with examiners: Prof. Dr. Achmad Sodiki, S.H., who joined online via zoom meeting, Dr. Janedjri M. Gaffar, S.H., M.Si., Prof. Dr. Ni’matul Huda, S.H., M.Hum., Dr. Idul Rishan, S.H., LL.M.

Dewi Iriani raised the issue of the KPU Commissioner term length (5 years) who can be re-elected in the next period without considering the track record of the KPU commissioner. There are at least three problem formulations raised in her dissertation: 1). What is the Position of the Commissioners of the KPU in the State System in Indonesia; 2) What is the Role of the Commissioners of the KPU in Realizing a General Election that is Fair and has Integrity; 3) What is the Direction of the Legal Political Construction of the KPU Term Limitation in Realizing a General Election that is Fair and Has Integrity in the Future.

Dewi Iriani said that the KPU is a state institution that is in the second tier. Although it is in the second tier institution, the KPU RI has an important role in organizing the Election which includes the role of forming the Provincial KPU and Regency/City KPU, preparing the stages of the Election, making regulations, implementing orderly administration, and together with the Provincial KPU and Regency/City KPU carries out elections according to predetermined stages. Structurally, it shows that the Indonesian KPU can decentralize certain authorities, can decentralize certain authorities, and this can be seen in the implementation of Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) where the implementation of Pilkada is carried out by the KPUD in all regional governments, except for the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY).

Furthermore, Dewi Iriani explained that the length of the KPU Commissioner term of office is more than 2 (two) periods or more than 10 (ten) years of office, some even up to 4 (four) periods or 20 (twenty) years of office, without considering the track record of the KPU Commissioner will potentially cause abuse of power by the commissioner. In addition, the length of office of KPU commissioners also raises the potential for violations committed by KPU Commissioners in the form of: administrative violations, criminal violations of the Election, and violations of the code, especially the principles of independence and honesty as regulated in DKPP Decision Number 135-Pke-Dkpp/Xii/2023, DKPP Decision Number 317-PKE-DPP/X/2019, DKPP Decision Number 123-PKE-DKPP/X/2020, Bawaslu Decision No.05/LP/PP.PL/ADM/Prov/04.00/V/2019, Decision Number: 35-PKE-DKPP/II/2023 and DKKP Decision Number 125-PKE-DKPP/IV/2021.

The legal political construction of limiting the term of office of Commissioners to realize elections with fairness and integrity in the future, namely by revising Article 10 point 9 of Law no. 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections which by reconstructing it becomes: “the term of office of a KPU Commissioner is only valid for 5 (five) years and can be re-elected for only 1 (one) term at the same level in the same region, taking into account the track record of the KPU Commissioner.” She said firmly.

During the exam session, the promovenda was able to answer questions well and was able to defend the arguments in her dissertation. Promovenda, Dewi Iriani, S.H., M.H. is now officially the 174th doctoral graduated from the doctoral study program in law study, FH UII. Co Promoter, Dr. Sri Hastuti Puspitasari gave a message that a doctoral degree is indeed something to be proud of, but do not be too proud of because it can give birth to arrogance. The new doctoral degree gives birth to new responsibilities for society, academics, the nation and the state. The supervisory team is proud and grateful for the graduation of Dr. Dewi Iriani, S.H., M.H accompanied by a sense of emotion from Dr. Dewi Iriani, S, H., M.H. reflects a deep sense of gratitude for the process she went through during the preparation of the dissertation.