THE URGENCY OF PARALEGAL POSITION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN INDONESIA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AID

THE URGENCY OF PARALEGAL POSITION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN INDONESIA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AID

  • Nurani Ajeng Tri Utami UNIVERSITAS JENDERAL SOEDIRMAN
  • Hibnu Nugroho UNIVERSITAS JENDERAL SOEDIRMAN

Abstract

Legal aid distribution at the moment does not yet reach the whole Indonesian people because existing limitations for the implementation of the law so that paralegal is required to increase the range of legal aid. Considering the importance of that, it is needed to legitimation for a paralegal position in enforcement law for optimizing the role of the paralegal. The aim of this study is to knowing the importance and legitimacy of paralegal position in regulations legislation in Indonesia and to knowing optimization of the position and role of paralegals in enforcement law through legal aid. The method research used is juridical normative with approach statute, analysis, and concepts. Research results show that reason that is a consequence of the rule of law adopted by Indonesia and is a right constitutional as well as a protection right basic as equality before the law, setting more carry on of legal aid regulation, as aspect obligations and state responsibilities in giving legal aid, guarantee certainty for paralegal law in operating their duties, and as the effort for creating order in organizing giver legal aid especially paralegals. Optimization of paralegals’ position in the enforcement of Indonesian law in giving legal aid could be conducted through increasing paralegal competence with follow the training, networking, and cadre of paralegals from start district level, regional until lowest in the village, Skill advocate Public in the form of defense and support to the community, and giving law protection for paralegals in operating their job in giving legal aid.


 

Published
2023-02-10
How to Cite
TRI UTAMI, Nurani Ajeng; NUGROHO, Hibnu. THE URGENCY OF PARALEGAL POSITION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN INDONESIA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AID. Proceeding ICMA-SURE, [S.l.], p. 167-175, feb. 2023. ISSN 2808-2702. Available at: <https://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/eprocicma/article/view/7749>. Date accessed: 03 apr. 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.20884/2.procicma.2023.2.1.7749.