THE AUTHORITY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO DECIDE ON THE DISSOLUTION OF POLITICAL PARTIES

Authors

  • Nurullah Nurullah Universitas Lambung Mangkurat
  • M. Hadin Muhjad Universitas Lambung Mangkurat
  • Erliani Erliani Universitas Lambung Mangkurat

Keywords:

Constitutional Court, constitutional justice, Dissolution of Political Parties, Legal Standing, Substantive Democracy

Abstract

The Constitutional Court (MK) has the constitutional authority to decide on the dissolution of political parties as stipulated in Article 24C paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution and Law Number 24 of 2003 concerning the Constitutional Court. However, to date, this authority has never been exercised due to limited legal standing, which is only granted to the government as the applicant. This condition creates an imbalance between the constitutional ideals that place the people as the holders of supreme sovereignty and exclusive and elitist legal practices. This study uses a normative juridical approach with a descriptive-analytical nature and a prescriptive research type. Primary and secondary legal materials are analyzed qualitatively to examine the urgency of expanding legal standing in the dissolution of political parties as an effort to strengthen substantive democracy in Indonesia. The results of the study indicate that restrictions on legal standing are contrary to the principles of the rule of law, constitutional justice, and public participation. Through a multi-access legal standing model involving the government, independent institutions, and civil society, the authority to disband political parties can be exercised more objectively, transparently, and democratically. Legal reformulation of Article 68 paragraph (1) of the Constitutional Court Law and PMK Number 12 of 2008 is an urgent need to realize a participatory and just legal system. Thus, expanding legal standing is a strategic step in building a substantive, participatory, and integral constitutional democracy in Indonesia.

Author Biographies

Nurullah Nurullah, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat

Law Study Program, Doctoral Program, Faculty of Law, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan

M. Hadin Muhjad, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat

Law Study Program, Doctoral Program, Faculty of Law, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan

Erliani Erliani, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat

Law Study Program, Doctoral Program, Faculty of Law, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan

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2025-11-10

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Nurullah, N., Muhjad, M. H., & Erliani, E. (2025). THE AUTHORITY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO DECIDE ON THE DISSOLUTION OF POLITICAL PARTIES. International Journal Political, Law, and Social Science, 6(2). Retrieved from https://ijpls.org/index.php/IJPLS/article/view/167

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