Penerbit: Fakultas Hukum Universitas Lampung
P-ISSN: 27232492
E-ISSN: 27459322
DOI: 10.25041/constitutionale
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Artikel (73)
Exposing Constitutional Violations: Vigilante Violence Against Northerners in Southern Nigeria
Vigilante violence in Nigeria, particularly against Northerners in southern regions, exposes a gap between constitutional guarantees and lived reality. Although the Constitution of Nigeria protects the rights to life, equality, and security, weak enforcement has enabled recurring extrajudicial killi...
Constitutionale; Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026); 1-16 | 2026
Between Legal Certainty and Democratic Legitimacy: The Normative Void of the Constitutional Court Decision No. 135/PUU-XXII/2024 in Indonesia’s Constitutional System
General elections are the primary mechanism for realizing popular sovereignty under the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Constitutional Court Decision No. 135/PUU-XXII/2024 marks a major shift in electoral design by separating national and regional elections, departing from the simult...
Constitutionale; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025); 153-164 | 2026
The Reinstatement of Repealed Norms: A Paradox in Post–Constitutional Court Legislative Practice
The Constitutional Court is authorized to review statutes against the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia,, and its decisions are final and binding. However, the absence of an explicit prohibition against reenacting annulled norms in Law Number 12 of 2011 in conjunction with Law Number 13...
Constitutionale; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025); 143-152 | 2026
Dynamics of Authority Distribution: Exploring Efforts to Re-Centralization Central Government Authority
This article examines recentralization and its impact on power relations between the central and regional governments in Indonesia. The study employs a doctrinal legal research method using conceptual and statutory approaches with qualitative descriptive analysis. The findings show that recentraliza...
Constitutionale; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025); 127-142 | 2026
The Effect of the Nusantara Capital City Authority on East Kalimantan’s Regional Autonomy: A Constitutional Analysis
Law Number 3 of 2022 on the Nusantara Capital City has sparked constitutional debate, particularly regarding its effects on regional autonomy in East Kalimantan. The debate centers on the extensive authority granted to the Nusantara Capital City Authority, which functions outside the conventional fr...
Constitutionale; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025); 115-126 | 2026
Presidential Term Limit as an Implicit Unamendable Provision In Indonesia's Hyper-Presidentialism
This article analyzes the paradox between Indonesia’s presidential term limits and the persistence of hyper-presidentialism through a normative juridical approach structured in three stages. First, it interprets Article 7 and Article 37(5) of the 1945 Constitution using grammatical, historical, an...
Constitutionale; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025); 79-94 | 2025
The Nexus Between Environmental, Climate Change, and Social Impact Assessments in Upholding Environmental Rights in South Africa
Section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 108 of 1996, guarantees environmental rights and promotes sustainable development, yet these rights are not absolute and environmental harm and related human rights violations persist. This article examines the role and interrelationshi...
Constitutionale; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025); 95-114 | 2025
Digital Transformation of Public Participation in Indonesia's Constitutional System: The Effectiveness of the Indonesian House of Representatives' Aspiration Channel as an Instrument of Participatory Democracy
Public participation in Indonesia has increasingly shifted toward digital models following the COVID-19 pandemic, yet substantive engagement remains limited despite 221.56 million internet users and persistent urban–rural digital disparities. Using a socio-legal approach, this study examines the a...
Constitutionale; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025); 67-78 | 2025
Accountability of Regional Heads to Regional People’s Representative Council Following the Amendment of the 1945 Constitution
Amendments to the 1945 Constitution have reinforced the presidential system at the regional level through the direct election of regional heads and a dismissal mechanism analogous to that of the president. However, key elements of presidentialism in regional governance are obscured by the requiremen...
Constitutionale; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025); 55-66 | 2025
Who Pays, Who Rules? A Comparative Constitutional Inquiry into Party Finance Regulation in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
This study examines the regulatory deficiencies in Indonesia’s political finance system, particularly the absence of laws governing party income sources. Although existing rules address campaign spending and financial reporting, they lack limits on donations and fail to restrict high-risk, foreign...
Constitutionale; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Issue In progress (January 2025); 39-54 | 2025