How to Cite:
Manullang, S. O. (2022). Indonesian law and human rights expert’s view on the
constitutional court’s decision against the manpower law from the omnibus
law. Linguistics and Culture Review, 6(S5), 1-14.
https://doi.org/10.21744/lingcure.v6nS5.2043
Linguistics and Culture Review © 2022.
Corresponding author: Manullang, S.O.; Email: somanullang@unkris.ac.id
Manuscript submitted: 09 August 2021, Manuscript revised: 27 Nov 2021, Accepted for publication: 18 Dec 2021
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Indonesian Law and Human Rights Expert's
View on the Constitutional Court's Decision
against the Manpower Law from the Omnibus
Law
Sardjana Orba Manullang
Universitas Krisnadwipayana, Indonesia
Abstract---This legal paper aimed to discuss the various views of legal
experts on the Constitutional Court's Decision on the Manpower Act
and Law derived from the Omnibus Law, which is full of controversy.
The authors believe that the success of this discussion is closely
related to the contributions of legal scholars from various disciplines
and practitioners. Therefore, we have conducted a series of data
collection virtually on literature sources such as journal publications,
books, proceedings, and several legal websites. Furthermore, an in-
depth study effort involves data evaluation, data coding, data
interpretation, and drawing conclusions which will be used as data
findings supported by scientific evidence from several experts with
valid and convincing data considerations. This qualitative study relies
on secondary data or evidence from previous scientific studies. Based
on the data exposure and discussion, we can conclude that most legal
experts, especially independent ones, say that the Constitutional
Court's decision issued in October 2021 regarding the Manpower Act
Derived from the Omnibus Law is legally binding flawed. They believe
the decision will reap prolonged controversy. Thus, these findings
should be the subject of further studies in the future.
Keywords---constitutional court's decision, legal experts, manpower
act, omnibus law, views.
Introduction
The controversy over the legislative decision on the work copyright law derived
from the Omnibus Law finally ended in the Constitutional Court of the Republic
of Indonesia (Firmansyah et al., 2020). As has been reported by the media crew,
the plan for an omnibus law on work copyright from the beginning has indeed