Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Terhadap Masyarakat Pencari Keadilan
Abstract
Legal Aid Institutions play an important role in ensuring the fulfillment of citizens' constitutional rights, especially for the less fortunate, to obtain equal access to justice. This research aims to examine the position and function of Legal Aid Institutions within the legal system in Indonesia, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of legal aid as regulated in Law Number 16 of 2011 on Legal Aid. The issue that the author can discuss is how legal aid institutions play a role in providing structural legal assistance to the community and the mechanisms to obtain structural legal assistance. This writing uses a Normative Juridical research type, with an approach based on legislation and a conceptual approach. The research results indicate that Legal Aid Institutions, as non-profit organizations, play a crucial role in providing free legal services to the poor, including vulnerable groups such as women, children, and people with disabilities. Nonetheless, the implementation of legal aid still faces various obstacles, including limited funding, uneven distribution of legal services, and low public awareness of the right to receive legal aid. Therefore, the role of the state needs to be strengthened through regulatory support, budget provision, and more effective oversight of the performance of Legal Aid Institutions. This way, the existence of Legal Aid Institutions becomes an important pillar in ensuring equality before the law and expanding access to justice for the entire community, in order to create a fair and inclusive judicial system.
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