CONSTITUTIONAL COURT AND CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PROCEDURE LAW

BACKGROUND OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT INSTITUTION US Supreme Court Decision Marbury vs Madison 1803. George Jellinek  Austria’s Supreme Court have Authority to review parliament act. Hans Kelsen  Set up separate court outside MA  Vervassungsgerichtshoft (Austria Constitution 1920).

ARGUMENTATION Supremacy of the Constitution Checks and Balances Protection of Citizen Rights

The Constitutional Court of the RI M Yamin  Supreme Court should review act. Konstitusi RIS  Supreme Court Review State Act. Recommendation of PAH II MPRS 1966-1967  Supreme Court should Review Act. IKAHI  1970, Supreme Court should Review Act. Tap MPR No. III/MPR/2000  MPR Review Act against Constitution. The Third Amendment of UUD 1945  CCRI

Dasar Pemikiran The Importance of JR Balancing the power of law maker. From Supremacy of MPR to the Supremacy of the Constitution. Human Rights and Constitutional Rights Protection.

Status of CCRI State Organ Judiciary Organ Equal among others constitutional organ Impartial

AUTHORITY Decide on: Constitutional Review of Parliament Act; Inter-branch Dispute; Dispute on the result of General Election; Political Party Dissolution; Impeachment of the President and/or VP.

FUNCTION the guardian of the constitution; the final interpreter of the constitution; the protector of human rights; the protector of the citizen’s constitutional rights; the protector of democracy.

SOURCES UUD 1945 Act. NO. 24 TAHUN 2003 (and related Act); PMK-PMK (CC Regulation) Decision of CCRI