Widya Pranata Hukum : Jurnal Kajian dan Penelitian Hukum

Strengthening the Principle of Beneficence in Safeguarding Patient Data Confidentiality: An Analysis of the Roles and Responsibilities of Hospitals

Ontran Sumantri Riyanto — 2025-09-19

Confidentiality of patient data is a crucial aspect of healthcare services, supporting accurate medical decision-making and maintaining public trust. This study aims to analyze the role of hospitals in safeguarding patient data confidentiality through the application of the principle of beneficence. The research adopts a qualitative methodology with a descriptive approach, utilizing in-depth analysis to explore technical, legal, and ethical aspects of patient data management. Data collection techniques include interviews with medical personnel, observations of data management procedures, and reviews of data protection policies implemented by hospitals. This study examines strengthening hospitals' roles and responsibilities in protecting patient data confidentiality based on the principle of beneficence, as mandated by Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health. Hospitals are obligated to store and safeguard patient data at the highest standards, yet challenges arise with advancements in digital technology that increase the risk of data breaches. Additionally, medical personnel's lack of training in protecting patient data privacy poses another significant issue. Hospitals need to design clear internal policies and implement adequate security systems, such as encryption and access control. Further discussion highlights a beneficence-based model of responsibility, which prioritizes the patient’s best interests, including transparency in patient data management. Therefore, hospitals must enhance their data protection mechanisms by integrating the principle of beneficence to build patient trust and comply with legal obligations.

Political Education in Formal Institutions: Strategies to Increase Public Participation in the Democratic Era

Franciscus Xaverius Wartoyo — 2025-09-19

Political education in formal institutions plays a vital role in shaping citizens who are aware of their rights and obligations and encourage active participation in democratic life. This study aims to analyses political education strategies implemented in formal educational institutions, especially in universities, in order to increase public participation in the era of democracy. The research method used is the normative method with a conceptual approach and a regulatory approach. The results of the study indicate that political education can be instilled through curriculum strengthening, citizenship training, open discussion forums, and the integration of information technology as a means of political learning. However, various challenges are still faced, such as limited resources, structural barriers, and low academic freedom in some institutions. Therefore, a comprehensive and collaborative strategy is needed between educational institutions, the government, and civil society to create an inclusive, critical, and sustainable political education environment. Thus, political education in formal institutions can be a catalyst in shaping active and responsible public participation in the era of democracy.

Restorative Justice-Based Criminal Justice System: Integration of Victim Trust Funds in the Criminal Code Procedure

Apriliani Kusumawati — 2025-09-19

The concept of restorative justice in the criminal justice system places the victim as the main subject who has the right to receive compensation for the suffering experienced, including the right to compensation. However, in practice, the applicable regulations, such as the Code of Criminal Procedure and Law Number 31 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Law Number 13 of 2006 concerning the Protection of Witnesses and Victims, still show weakness in accommodating the rights of victims comprehensively. Victim Trust Fund, as regulated in Law Number 12 of 2022 on the Crime of Sexual Violence, along with its implementing regulations, is an important instrument to guarantee the fulfillment of victims' rights to compensation and other forms of recovery. The main issue discussed in this article is the position of the Victim Trust Fund in the right to recovery framework for victims and how the urgency of the integration of the Victim Trust Fund in the Code of Criminal Procedure as an Effort to Realise Restorative Justice.

The Problem Of Neutral States In International Armed Conflicts

Kandi Kirana Larasati — 2025-09-19

This research was conducted because there was a legal conflict regarding the status of a neutral state whose actions did not conform to neutral values in the form of freezing the assets of citizens in banks located in neutral state. The formulation proposed in this study is: First, the concept of neutrality in contemporary international law armed conflicts. Second, legal consequences of the status of a neutral State in relation to international armed conflict. The purpose of this research is to outline the concept of neutrality and analyse the problem of a neutral country in the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict. The research approach used is the Statute Approach, including the 1907 Hague Convention especially Convention V and Convention XIII and the Conceptual Approach, including Neutrality in Humanitarian Law and the Courant Normal.

The Expansion of the Concept of Complaint-Based Offenses in Indonesia’s New Criminal Code (Law No. 1 of 2023): A Normative Study on the Effectiveness of Victim Protection

Muhamamd Kandriana — 2025-09-19

The revision of the Indonesian Penal Code (KUHP) through Law Number 1 of 2023 brings significant implications for the concept of complaint-based offenses (delik aduan), particularly in the context of victim protection. This study aims to examine the expansion of the delik aduan concept in the new Penal Code and assess its effectiveness in enhancing legal access and protection for victims. Using a normative juridical method with a qualitative approach, the research analyzes relevant regulations, legal literature, and supporting documents. The findings reveal that while the new Penal Code offers broader opportunities for victims and related parties to file complaints, its implementation still faces normative and institutional challenges. Synchronization with sectoral regulations and the strengthening of victim support mechanisms are necessary to ensure that the objectives of protection can be optimally achieved.

Legal Protection of Patients’ Confidentiality in the Era of Mandatory Electronic Medical Records

Winona May Hendrata — 2025-09-19

Electronic medical records (EMR) is the result of technology and information advancement in healthcare. However, the implementation of EMR has not been optimal, thus doubts about patient’s data security inevitably rise. The method used in this research is statute approach. Implementation of EMR is obligated through the enactment of Indonesian Health Ministerial Regulation. The obligation to guard professional secret is regulated in legal enactment, as well as within health professionals code of ethics. EMR system with adequate requirement is crucial in order to guarantee the security of the data contained. The EMR system requirement has been regulated within the Health Ministerial Regulation, however more detailed technical explanation is still needed. Moreover, secret disclosure is a crime under Indonesian Penal Code, and unlawfully accessing information system is punishable by law. Legal protection of patient confidentiality are expected to maintain the trust of patients toward healthcare facilities that has utilized EMR.

Keywords: electronic medical records; health law; patient confidentiality

A Study on Case Settlement Mechanisms: An Analysis of Desertion by TNI Members in the KODAM IV/Diponegoro Region

Slamet Sarwo Edy — 2025-09-19

The crime of desertion committed by military members in the area of Military Area Command (Kodam) IV/Diponegoro is in first place among other crimes. This has occurred for the last three years, from 2021 to 2023. The crime of desertion hurts many people, especially the perpetrators, their families, the general public, and the state, which has spent a lot of money and effort to educate and train deserters.

The method used in this research is the juridical-empirical method, and field research that examines the suitability between theory and practice in society. Factors causing military members to desert in the Kodam IV/Diponegoro area include not wanting to be a soldier anymore (low mentality and discipline), having debts, family problems, fraud and embezzlement, and problems with seniors or commanders. Prevention of desertion crimes is by applying strict laws, as well as conducting periodic and continuous unit development.

Urgency Of Public Examination As Social Control In Combating Judicial Corruption

Nur Hafizal Hasanah — 2025-09-28

The emergence of a judicial corruption phenomenon, namely corruption carried out by judicial officials, is an irony of a law, because the apparatus who should maintain the legal spirit of the law is actually trapped in betrayal of the law in committing corruption. The existence of public distrust of the underlying legal institution is carried out by public examination, namely supervising judicial institutions by criticizing or testing products produced by judicial institutions The purpose of this study is to examine the urgency of public examination as a social dick in combating judicial corruption and how the legal position of public examination in the judicial system in Indonesia. This research method uses the juridical methodnormative by using the legislation approach and concept analysis approach. The urgency of public examination aims to build public trust in law and law enforcement which is an important aspect in the current Indonesian rule of law. The existence of public examination as a social control aimed at strengthening the accountability of the judicial institution and minimizes the practice of judicial corruption, thus supporting the establishment of the principles of the rule of law and substantive justice. Public examination has not been explicitly regulated in the form of formal binding laws. However, the examination has an indirect normative and legal foundation of the principles of openness, public participation and the right to justice and mastery of judiciary.

Keywords: Corruption, Examination, Judicial, Public

Examining the Dual Nature of Divorce Trial Cases In Indonesia: Private Hearings and Public Verdicts

Afriansyah Tanjung — 2025-10-06

This article explores the dual procedural character of divorce trials in Indonesia, wherein court examinations are mandated to be private while the final judgment must be publicly announced. Triggered by the controversy in the divorce case of Baim Wong and Paula Verhoeven, the study emphasizes the urgency of reinforcing judicial compliance with both transparency and privacy protections. Employing a normative juridical method based on secondary data, including statutory regulations and doctrinal analysis, the research assesses the intersection between Law No. 48 of 2009 on Judicial Power and Law No. 14 of 2008 on Public Information Disclosure. The findings indicate that while judicial decisions are inherently public, sensitive personal information revealed during closed hearings must be exempted from disclosure. The case underscores the necessity for clearer procedural boundaries to ensure that the judiciary maintains both public accountability and the protection of individual rights in family law cases.