Impeachment Process of the President and/or Vice President in the Government System of Indonesia, the United States and Germany
Keywords:
Impeachment, President, Vice President, Indonesia, United States, Germany, Democracy, Rule of LawAbstract
The impeachment process against the President and/or Vice President is an important constitutional mechanism in the system of government of a democratic country. In Indonesia, this process is regulated in the 1945 Constitution which involves the House of Representatives (DPR), the Constitutional Court (MK), and the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). This process aims to ensure that there is a mechanism to supervise the abuse of authority carried out by the executive. On the other hand, the United States and Germany have different impeachment mechanisms, each with a legal and procedural basis that is well established in their constitutions. In the United States, the impeachment process begins in the House of Representatives and ends with a trial in the Senate. Meanwhile, in Germany, which adopts a parliamentary system, impeachment is more juridical with the role of the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) which decides on the dismissal of the President if proven to have violated the basic law. This study aims to compare the impeachment process in Indonesia, the United States, and Germany, as well as to analyze the application of this mechanism in the context of democracy and the rule of law.
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