Perlindungan Hak Tersangka Dalam Perspektif Hukum Dan Ekonomi (The Protection of Criminal Suspects' Rights in Law & Economics Perspective)

Forthcoming in Jurnal Teropong Edisi RUU KUHAP 2015

23 Pages Posted: 10 May 2015

Date Written: April 28, 2015

Abstract

Indonesian Abstract: Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menunjukkan pentingnya perlindungan hak-hak tersangka dalam perspektif ilmu Hukum dan Ekonomi (Law & Economics) dan mengapa kita perlu berinvestasi lebih banyak dalam mencegah potensi penyalahgunaan wewenang oleh aparat penegak hukum sebagai bagian dari mekanisme checks & balances.Terkait isu perlindungan hak tersangka, artikel ini juga akan membahas beberapa kritik terhadap draft rancangan undang-undang hukum acara pidana serta potensi teori interpretasi hukum, khususnya teori penafsiran secara pragmatis, dalam menafsirkan dan mengimplementasikan ketentuan-ketentuan Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Acara Pidana yang masih berlaku sampai dengan saat ini guna memberikan perlindungan yang lebih memadai bagi para tersangka.

English Abstract: This article is intended to show the importance of protecting the rights of criminal suspects from Law & Economics perspective and why we need to invest more in preventing the potential abuse of power by law enforcement officers as a part of checks & balances mechanism. In relation to such protection, the article will also discuss various criticism against the new draft of law on criminal procedures and the use of legal interpretation theory, especially pragmatism, in interpreting and implementing the provisions of the current Criminal Procedure Act (KUHAP) to ensure that criminal suspects would have a better protection mechanism.

Note: Downloadable document is in Indonesian.

Keywords: Law & Economics, Public Choice, Pragmatism, Criminal Procedural Law

JEL Classification: K40, K14

Suggested Citation

Oktavinanda, Pramudya A., Perlindungan Hak Tersangka Dalam Perspektif Hukum Dan Ekonomi (The Protection of Criminal Suspects' Rights in Law & Economics Perspective) (April 28, 2015). Forthcoming in Jurnal Teropong Edisi RUU KUHAP 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2600109

Pramudya A. Oktavinanda (Contact Author)

University of Chicago, Law School ( email )

Chicago, IL
United States

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