The Implementation of The Living Constitution in Indonesia

Abstract

The implementation of a living constitution in Indonesia is still something that has not been fully implemented because considering that the constitution is a fundamental law and is the highest law in regulating a country. A living constitution may evolve, change over time, and adapts to new circumstances without being formally amended. However, on the other hand, a rigid constitution may not evolves because the procedures for changes are heavy and complicated. This study aims to determine whether Indonesia can implement a living constitution or even a rigid constitution. This study uses qualitative research methods and can find results that should be remembered again. One way of actualizing the living constitution is official change, where amendment is one of the official forms of change. Indonesia can implement a living constitution, as long as it does not change the basics and goals of the country because we have done it in the past. In the past, the results still return to the 1945 Constitution.