Legal and Moral Relations in Law Enforcement in Indonesia

Most law enforcers in Indonesia are trapped in the influence of a narrow positivism paradigm, which views the law as limited to what is enclosed in the manuscript of the legislation. The consequence is that the law is considered unable to conceive justice, therefore the resulting decisions often overlooked morals. Law and morals cannot be separated in law enforcement in Indonesia due to the fact that the source of Indonesian law is Pancasila, where the values of the Pancasila philosophy are moral such as justice. In the conventional flow of legal purposes, there is a flow of ethical states that the purpose of the law is to achieve justice. This justice is based on human morality. Consequently, it is worthwhile to analyse the relationship between law and morality. Is there a moral component to law enforcement in Indonesia? In this research, the author uses a descriptive normative method. The conclusion attained is that the connection between law and morals cannot be separated, both are interrelated and need each other. Law enforcement in Indonesia is indeed influenced by the positivism paradigm, thus they tend to overlooked morals. This is contrary to the values of Pancasila. Pancasila as a source of national law, it is relevant that law enforcement officers must be moral in enforcing the law.