Scholars International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice (SIJLCJ)
Volume-4 | Issue-06 | 411-416
Original Research Article
Inefficiency of the Code of Ethics for Judges in Indonesia
Manotar Tampubolon, Sanjay Cluivert, Sophie Hasianna, Onimory Luturkey, Matheus Siagian, Thania Theresia Pangaribuan, Rizky Jayanti Christina, Lawrence Averino Magistrate Torang, Aldino Rizki Pratama, Batara Budiono
Published : June 15, 2021
Abstract
This qualitative article aims to examine the enforcement of the code of ethics and code of conduct for judges in Indonesia by the Judicial Commission as an external supervisor with the Supreme Court as the internal supervisor. The sub-optimal relationship between the two institutions is clear from the high number of reports of violations of the Code of Ethics and the Code of Conduct of Judges and the low rate of implementation of the recommendations of the Judicial Commission in the supervision of judges at the Supreme Court. There is an overlap between internal supervision at the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court does not consider the Judicial Commission violations. According to the Judicial Commission, violations of the Code of Ethics and Judicial Code of Conduct are violations. As a result, public reports about violations of the judge's code of ethics and the recommendations of the Judicial Commission were ineffective, and breaches of the judges' code of ethics continued. The cause is the Judicial Commission's inefficiency and the tendency of protecting the corps of judges by the Supreme Court. To redress this, it is necessary to assign a single task and authority to the Judicial Commission and amend the Judicial Commission Law to create judges with integrity and dignity.