The Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Airlangga held a Guest Lecture on the topic "Constitutional Law and the Dynamics of Political Economic Development in Indonesia" on September 23 2021. In this event, the material was delivered by the resource person Mr. Herlambang P. Wiratraman, Ph. D, who is also a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga , and moderated by Dr. Ni Made Sukartini, SE, M.Si. MIDEC is also a lecturer in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Airlangga .
Material presentation session by Herlambang P. Wiratraman, Ph.D, at the Guest Lecture at the Department of Economics, FEB UNAIR
on Thursday afternoon, September 23 2021. (Photo: SS Zoom).
The political economy approach was used by the speaker in discussing constitutional law. The studies are linked to the reality of the development of legal thought with an interdisciplinary called PEL (Political Economy of Law).
Constitutional development in the context of democratic decline. This can be seen from several indicators that are used to determine democracy's decline, one of which is academic output Its essence in constitutional law is to revive democracy for the protection of citizens' rights, including social, political and economic rights, which are ultimately interpreted as the welfare of the country's life.
"Democracy is not just a 5-year general election party, but its essence is to provide democratic space which not only provides protection for citizens but also provides protection and prosperity from the perspective of constitutional law, so that it can mean social economy or prosperity. This is what is called Illiberal Democracy which grows and develops in a constitutional system and statutory regulations," said Herlambang, Ph.D.
valuation also plays a role in constitutional law, with its impact not only on social and humanitarian issues but also ecological ones. This is caused by the problem of environmental damage due to looting of natural resources, which if calculated in the economic field has a much greater impact.
Herlambang Ph.D. also stated that, "A country in writing has a constitution like a state system, but in real politics and real policy it actually adds to problems, rather than solving problems. This is termed the fall of the constitution and the rise of a shadow government."
The speaker then emphasized that policy must be firm against policies that are detrimental to the environment and policies that violate people's rights. This concept is in accordance with that put forward by Yuki Fukoka with his concept entitled "The Deep State" regarding the democratic situation that could occur in Indonesia.
Furthermore, the speaker also discussed the applicability of constitutional law in institutions such as international amnesty issues, political cartelization and continued with discussions about "authoritarianism".
The presentation of the material was then followed by a question and answer session. There were many questions from participants, especially related to Reflections on the Dynamics of Economic-Political Development in Indonesia.
The complete recording of the guest lecture can be seen at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WEUtHSqQpg&t=174s
Author: Mohammad Ichsan Verianto
