THE ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT IN PROTECTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS A Review based on the Indonesian Constitution

Yıl 2012, Cilt: 28 Sayı: 1, 259 - 298, 01.06.2012

Achmad Sodiki

Öz

The Constitutional Court is a judicial body, as one of the bodies exercising judicial powers in addition to the Supreme Court, has been established as a result of the amendments to the constitution the 1945 Constitution during the period of 1999-2002. Article 24C Paragraph 1 of the amended 1945 Constitution basically provides that the main duty and function of the Constitutional Court are to protect and safeguard the constitution. This means that the Constitutional Court ensures that the norms and provisions in the constitution are not merely a series of meaningless letters and sentences, but rather, they are actualized and practiced in the state life.

Vatandaşların Anayasal Haklarının Korunmasında Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin Rolü Endonezya Anayasası’na Dayalı Bir Değerlendirme

Öz

Anayasa Mahkemesi, Yüksek Mahkeme’ye ilave olarak yargı yetkilerini kullanan organlardan biri olmak üzere, 1999-2002 döneminde anayasada 1945 Anayasası yapılan değişiklikler sonucunda kurulmuş bir yargı organıdır. Değiştirilmiş haliyle 1945 Anayasası’nın 24C maddesinin 1. fıkrası Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin ana görev ve işlevinin anayasayı korumak ve gözetmek olduğunu belirtmektedir. Bu, Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin anayasadaki norm ve hükümlerin sadece bir dizi anlamsız harf ve cümleden ibaret olmamasını, aksine devlet hayatında gerçeğe dönüşmesini ve uygulanmasını sağlaması demektir.

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