Open AccessLegal Aid in Indonesia: Problems and Challenges
Author(s) -
Muhammad Akbar Maulana Gustaf
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the indonesian journal of international clinical legal education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2721-8368
DOI - 10.15294/ijicle.v3i2.46170
Subject(s) - legal research , legal opinion , legal certainty , empowerment , law , paragraph , legal profession , political science , constitution , economic justice , legal realism , legal service , business , black letter law , public law , private law
In the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Article 28D Paragraph (1), it is stated that "Everyone has the right to recognition, guarantee, protection and legal certainty that is just and equal treatment before the law." Legal aid is legal services provided by legal aid providers free of charge to legal aid recipients, namely people or groups of poor people to obtain justice. Legal Aid Providers are legal aid organizations or social organizations that provide Legal Aid services based on Law no. 16 of 2011 concerning Legal Aid. With free legal assistance, people who are unable, in this case at the economic level, who are involved in the judicial process will receive relief from obtaining legal advisors so that their rights can be protected and the judicial process can proceed properly.