PEMBATASAN KEWENANGAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI MELALUI UNDANG-UNDANG DASAR TAHUN 1945

Abstract

Powers of the Constitutional Court have been regulated in the Constitution. In the Constitution of the powers of the Constitutional Court has been clearly regulated. Then came the effort to increase the powers of the Constitutional Court through various Law and the decision of the Constitutional Court itself. The extra power of the Constitutional Court has turned out to cause various problems, including corruption. Constitution, in essence, provides power restrictions. Powers of state institutions stipulated in the Constitution means that power is limited. Extra power through the Constitutional Court Act has turned out to cause problems. Therefore, the power of the Constitutional Court must be returned to the authority contained in the Constitution alone. Thus the addition of powers of the Constitutional Court through a change in the Constitution is not necessary.