Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Law, Social Science, Economics, and Education, ICLSSEE 2023, 6 May 2023, Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

The Role of Advocates Providing Free Legal Assistance in A Human Rights Perspective

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.6-5-2023.2333419,
        author={Rohmatullah  Rohmatullah and Riswadi  Riswadi and Megawati  Barthos},
        title={The Role of Advocates Providing Free Legal Assistance in A Human Rights Perspective},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Law, Social Science, Economics, and Education, ICLSSEE 2023, 6 May 2023, Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICLSSEE},
        year={2023},
        month={7},
        keywords={advocate legal aid human rights},
        doi={10.4108/eai.6-5-2023.2333419}
    }
    
  • Rohmatullah Rohmatullah
    Riswadi Riswadi
    Megawati Barthos
    Year: 2023
    The Role of Advocates Providing Free Legal Assistance in A Human Rights Perspective
    ICLSSEE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.6-5-2023.2333419
Rohmatullah Rohmatullah1,*, Riswadi Riswadi1, Megawati Barthos1
  • 1: Universitas Borobudur, Indonesia
*Contact email: rohmatullahmhddjufrie@gmail.com

Abstract

In endeavors to understand the standards of law and order in the existence of society and the express, the job and capability of a supporter as a free, free, and dependable expert are significant, notwithstanding the legal executive and policing, for example, the Police and the Head legal officer's Office. This study uses a regularizing juridical system. The issues considered rely upon the guidelines and rules in force in Indonesia, one of which is as for advocates considering Guideline Number 18 of 2003 as overseen in Guideline Number 18 of 2003 concerning Patrons. The target recipients of legal aid are the poor or people who can't afford it, where they will receive free legal assistance in their cases. Then if viewed from a human rights perspective, legal aid is one of the basic rights that must be received by him in court, to get justice. As stated in the 1945 Constitution, which regulates human rights, one of which is the right to guarantee justice before the law. So, Indonesian citizens, those who are disadvantaged still have the right to get legal assistance in their cases in court.