Strengthening of Institutional MPR in the Constitutional System of the Republic of Indonesia

• Main Author: Galang Asmara
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hasanuddin University 2015-12-01
• Series: Hasanuddin Law Review
• Subjects: Checks and Balances; Constitutional System; Institutional Strengthening
• Online Access: http://pasca.unhas.ac.id/ojs/index.php/halrev/article/view/115/77

The 1945 amendment were made in the sessions of the Assembly 1999-2000 has revolutionized state system of Indonesia, including concerning the status and function of state institutions. People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) as one of the state institutions that are still maintained until today including experiencing many changes. Among these changes are related to the position that is no longer as the highest state institution, no longer authorized to elect the President and Vice President are usually done every 5 years. MPR also no longer given the power to establish the Lines of State Policy (GBHN) and others. This paper examines and discusses the efforts to strengthen the Assembly as a state institution in the constitutional system of the Republic of Indonesia. The method used in studying it is a normative law research by using statute approach and conceptual approach. Based on the results of the research, we concluded that efforts be made to strengthen the institutional MPR in the constitutional system of the Republic of Indonesia, among others are: (1) reconstruct an understanding of the position of the Assembly in the state system of the Republic of Indonesia; (2) MPR should be entitled to request and assess the performance of state institutions; (3) MPR also should be given the authority to judge the laws issued by institutions which carry out the Constitution, whether in accordance with the Constitution; (4) The Assembly should be given the authority to make the outlines of state policy (GBHN).