Proceedings of the International Conference for Democracy and National Resilience (ICDNR 2023)

The Influence of the Thoughts of John Austin, Hans Kelsen, and Hart on Political Power and Ethical Politics in the Organization of General Elections

Authors
Dewi Iriani1, *, Muhammad Fauzan2, Sri Hastuti Puspitasari3, Esti Ningrum4, Arief Budiono5
1Doctoral Program in Law Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogakarta, Indonesia
2Faculty of Law, Jenderal Soedirman University Purwokerto, Purwokerto, Indonesia
3Faculty of Law, Indonesian Islamic University Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
4Faculty of Law, University Wijayakusuma Purwokerto, Purwokerto, Indonesia
5Faculty of Law, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: dewiiriani@iainponorogo.ac.id
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Dewi Iriani
Available Online 6 December 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-148-7_7How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Influence of thought; John Austin; Hans Kelsen; and Hart
Abstract

The law is inseparable from the commands of the authorities as the lawmakers. The authority’s power to make decisions/policies are based on political power and ethical politics. This paper aims to answer the following questions: (1) How do the thoughts of John Austin, Hans Kelsen, and Hart influence political power and ethical politics on the authority of Commissioner for General Elections (KPU) and Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) as general election organizers? and (2) How does the General Election Organizer Ethics Council (DKPP) resolve cases of ethical violation in general elections? This was legal research which was conducted using literary studies, where the researcher studied books on legal theory according to John Austin, Hans Kelsen, and H. L. A. Hart. The authors also analyzed journals on the influence of these figures’ thoughts on political power and ethical politics on the general election organization. Results showed that: (1) The influence of the thoughts of John Austin, Hans Kelsen, and Hart on political power and ethical politics on the authority KPU and Bawaslu as general election organizers are as follows: First, Austin defines the law as a command of the sovereign. KPU and Bawaslu have legal powers to make policies. Second, Kelsen states that the law is one’s behavior to comply with commands and prohibitions (sanctions). KPU and Bawaslu’s behavior in using power in the organization of general elections is that they must use the power in a civilized and ethical manner. Third, Hart’s thought is that the law and morality are a command from the authorities to follow the stipulations of legal regulations. As general election organizers, the KPU and Bawaslu carry out tasks and authorities according to Law No. 7 of 2019. (2) In resolving ethical cases in the general election, DKPP has the authority to decide on such cases committed by the KPU and Bawaslu in organizing the general elections. DKPP can give sanctions in the form of oral and written warnings and terminate the perpetrators as general election organizers based on Law No. 7 of 2017 on the General Election. Meanwhile, criminal law violations in general elections committed by KPU and Bawaslu are sanctioned according to Law No. 19 of 2019 on the Crime of Corruption.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference for Democracy and National Resilience (ICDNR 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
6 December 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-148-7
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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