Reconstruction Of The Authority Of The Judicial Commission Based On Law Number 18 Of 2011 Concerning Amendments To Law Number 22 Of 2004 Concerning The Judicial Commission

Abstract

This research aims to discuss the Judicial Commission as an independent and authorized state institution in order to maintain and uphold the honor, dignity and behavior of judges. The approach to this legal research is normative legal research. The specifications for this legal research are analytical descriptive. The sources of this legal research are sources of primary legal materials and secondary legal materials. The data collection and retrieval procedure used is a literature study. The results of this research are: 1). The Judicial Commission supervises judges according to the law, namely supervision of judges regarding ethical violations and behavior of judges in the Supreme Court, including judges in the District Court, Religious Court judges, State Administrative Court judges, and Military Court judges. Starting from monitoring, receiving reports, verification and investigations, to determining whether or not a violation of the code of ethics and/or code of conduct for judges has occurred, as well as being able to take legal steps against people or groups who degrade the dignity and nobility of judges. 2) The Judicial Commission which has important duties regarding legal work in Indonesia. The Judicial Commission will pay close attention to the structure of law enforcement officials. The authority that should be given to the Judicial Commission to maintain the nobility and dignity of judges is to revise the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia by strengthening the Judicial Commission institution. Strengthening the Judicial Commission Institution can imitate the Judicial Commission model; Netherlands and Peru.