Public Relations (15/02/2022) | Technology that is growing makes it easier for us to do things practically and efficiently. One example, we can now create citations automatically without having to retype them. The application that can be used to make citations quickly is Mendeley. On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, Airlangga Law Library held Library Class #1 to introduce the use of Mendeley and Open VPN to support teaching and learning activities for the academic community of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga.

The class, which was held online via the Zoom Meeting platform, discussed what Mendeley and Open VPN are, and how to use them. Mendeley is a free cross-platform reference manager that can be used in various browsers. Reference manager or reference management software is software that helps researchers or the academic community in managing reference documents such as books, articles, book chapters, and so on. The management in question is to help search, find, and store metadata (title, author, year of publication, publisher, etc.), and find it again if needed.
Apart from managing documents, reference management software can also help to communicate with other writers/researchers. In essence, reference management software such as Mendeley functions to automatically store, organize, cite, and create bibliography in various styles. Besides Mendeley, other applications that can be used as reference management software include Zotero, EndNote, Citavi, KBibTex, Papers, BibBase, Bookends, and many other software. The difference between these devices lies in the license.

Mendeley, Zotero, and BibText are three of them that have free licenses so that their use is free of charge. All three can also be used on Windows, iOS, and Linux operating systems, except Mendeley which can only be used on Windows and iOS operating systems. Meanwhile, EndNote and Papers/ReadCube are examples of paid reference management software. In addition, the two software can only be used on Windows and iOS operating systems.

After briefly explaining what Mendeley and Open VPN are and their functions, the team from Airlangga Law Library also practiced how to use the two software. The use of the two software can also be evidence for the guardian lecturer to approve the Study Plan Card (KRS) for students of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga, because one of the requirements for KRS to be approved is to prove that students can login and access Mendeley and Open VPN.

Author : Goddess Yugi Arti

Recently, Indonesia and Singapore agreed on the Flight Information Region (FIR) Realignment Agreement or Air Space Service Adjustment Agreement over the Riau and Natuna Islands. This indicates the takeover of Indonesian air space navigation services by the Indonesian Aviation Navigation Service Provider (Airnav Indonesia), after being controlled by the Singaporean authorities since 1947. This condition was also confirmed by President Joko Widodo’s statement which stated that the scope of the Jakarta FIR would cover all of Indonesia’s territorial airspace, especially in the waters around the Riau Islands and Natuna Islands. The Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi also explained that the agreement was the fruit of various efforts that had been made over the years by the Indonesian government together with the Singaporean Government.

In the perspective of International Law, the Flight Information Region (FIR) Realignment Agreement certainly has its own legal consequences, especially for Indonesia. This was expressed by Prof. Nurul Barizah, S.H., LLM., Ph.D. as a professor in the field of international law at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga at a seminar held on February 13, 2022. Before responding to the substance of the agreement, he slightly stated that until then the analysis provided had only come from the media and official press releases by government because the copy of the agreement is not yet publicly accessible. However, various irregularities have been found regarding the substance of the agreement.

These irregularities include the delegation of part of the provision of flight services to Singapore which is at an altitude of 0-37,000 feet, while those higher than 37,000 feet are controlled by Indonesia. For this delegation, Indonesia has the right to receive a deposit of flight service fee quotations for aircraft flying from and to Singapore. This shows that the government is satisfied with the payment of these fees and thinks that it has succeeded in controlling its territory. He himself thought that this would injure Indonesia’s sovereignty as a big country. According to him, FIR itself is closely related to the sovereignty of a country and not only related to flight safety. The government itself has always stated that it does not involve the issue of sovereignty on the pretext that there are many countries carrying out the same delegation on the basis of Annex 11 of the 1944 Chicago Convention, but this should not be justified by over-generalizing because many countries do not.

In addition, he also explicitly explained that the period of the delegation was 25 years and could be extended according to the agreement of the two countries, but Article 458 of Law Number 1 of 2009 concerning Aviation states that the delegation based on the agreement must have been evaluated and served by Indonesia. no later than 15 years after this law comes into effect. This means that flight services must return to Indonesia in 2024, while the agreement was only signed in 2022, making it seem as if the government did not take its national law into consideration.

Author : Dean Rizqullah Risdaryanto

Public Relations (13/2/2022) | On Friday morning (11/2/2022), FH UNAIR again held a Campus Corner to discuss new policies related to thesis. Two speakers were presented at the discussion, Deputy Dean I Dr. Enny Narwati and the Coordinator of the S1 Legal Studies Program Amira Plenary, Ph.D. Enny explained that this change is to make it easier for students who are writing theses, as well as to improve the quality of theses.

The first change was the introduction of a pre-proposal program. In this program, students who are in the thesis proposal stage already have a supervisor. Amira said that this was to improve the quality of proposals submitted by students, because from the beginning the thesis development had been accompanied by lecturers.

“Therefore, taking the thesis course cannot be KPRS. Since the beginning of taking, students have been asked to write a thesis outline so that a supervisor can be selected by the faculty. The thesis now is not for those who are experimenting,” he said, joking a little.
The second change is the citation policy which now has to use the Mendeley program. Enny said that this is so that the citation format in student thesis can be balanced, and students no longer need to write manually. In order to help students become proficient in operating it, Amira said that the faculty will provide free training on a regular basis.

“In our Legal Research course, we will teach Mendeley how to operate. If that is not enough, then free training will be provided by the Special Collection, which has now changed its name to Airlangga Law Library (ALL),” said Amira.
Enny also explained the need for OpenVPN to be able to access FH UNAIR expert publications in ALL. This is necessary because student thesis must at least quote five works of publications by FH UNAIR experts. Not only that, Amira also explained that the publication citation policy will be tightened again in order to improve the quality of student thesis.

“So it’s not just the works of FH UNAIR lecturers, but the journals you quote must also be of high quality. Therefore, students cannot just browse to find papers that are relevant to the topic, but also the quality of the journal,” concluded Amira in the 30-minute discussion.

Author: Pradnya Wicaksana

Public Relations (11/2/2022) | Indonesian Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas declared that 2022 is the year of tolerance. This is intended so that Indonesia is seen as a barometer of a harmonious life in diversity. In response to this momentum, we held an interview with UNAIR Legal Pluralism Expert Joeni Arianto Kurniawan, Ph.D, to reflect on the condition of freedom of religion and belief in Indonesia.
Joeni said that Indonesia still has fundamental juridical problems that limit respect for freedom of religion and belief. This problem can be found in Article 28J paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, where human rights can be limited by religious values. According to him, the logic of the article is reversed, even though it should be human rights that can overshadow and limit the expression of one’s religion and beliefs.

“This article opens a space for interpretation by the Constitutional Court to maintain the existence of a draconian law, namely Law 1/PNPS/1965 concerning the Prevention of Abuse and/or Blasphemy of Religion. Even though the concept of blasphemy and hate speech is different, what is not allowed is hate speech. However, in the context of criticizing belief/religion, which is an idea, it is part of freedom of expression. Can ideas not be criticized? said the CleP Director.
Another example given is the implementation of Islamic law in the Province of Nangroe Aceh Darussalam, particularly related to the qanun jinayat in the form of caning. According to him, respect for human rights should not be put aside in order to provide specificity for local government.

Joeni also criticized how President Joko Widodo has not done much to guarantee freedom of religion and belief. According to him, Jokowi has the authority to revoke the Blasphemy Law through the Perppu, or at least soften its norms. He can also give instructions to his ministers, to revoke the Joint Regulation on Procedures for the Establishment of Houses of Worship and the SKB for the Ahmadiyya Congregation which discriminates against minority groups.
“Jokowi can also give instructions to the Attorney General’s Office and the Police to decriminalize people who are accused of blasphemy. However, I think it’s a dream that’s too far away,” stressed the alumnus of the University of Pisa.

According to Joeni, populism and opportunist impulses in political parties are the reasons why there is a reluctance to take progressive steps. He explained that there are political parties that accommodate intolerant Islamic fundamentalism narratives for the sake of popularity. Joeni added that it happened that the group was in opposition to the government.

“Meanwhile, government support groups view them as political enemies. Thus, counter-narratives in the form of being wary of intolerance are only based on political reasons. The fall is labels such as ‘kadrun’ or ‘taliban,’ which lead to the character assassination of political opponents. So, there is no systemic demolition effort in order to guarantee freedom of religion and belief,” he said.
The solution so that the Indonesian legal system can accommodate freedom of religion and belief is an intercultural approach. Joeni said that the approach goes further than just recognizing the rights of a religious group, but also connecting these different groups.
“We realize it or not, our society still tends to be segregated between religious groups. This is prone to give rise to covert animosity, namely the existence of hidden hatred against a certain group (usually the majority to the minority). At first it may seem peaceful, but if there is momentum to manifest hatred, then hatred will manifest itself,” said the lecturer.

This connection means that an environment must have a plural society composition, for example at work or at school. The policies issued must support the realization of pluralism in society. According to him, this is crucial so that intercultural dialogue between religious groups can be manifested.

“You don’t know, you don’t love right? How can we know each other if there is no intercultural dialogue? Dialogue can only occur in an intercultural society. In my opinion, that should be initiated in Indonesia,” he concluded.

Author: Pradnya Wicaksana

In order to produce professional judges who are experts in their fields, the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga takes part in providing Continuing Legal Education through the implementation of a master’s study program. This can be seen in the new student admissions for the master of law and master notarial studies program which was held on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 yesterday. In the activity which was held in a hybrid manner in the Pancasila Hall, two student representatives from each program, study program coordinators, and all deans were also present. Iman Prihandono, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. as the Dean was also present to open the event directly. In his remarks, he welcomed the arrival of new students from the Master of Law and Masters of Notary Studies program with greetings and congratulations on joining the big family of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga.

Not only that, he also explained that joining the big family of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga is actually a matter of pride. This is because the selection process to enter is not easy. In addition, the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga itself is a legal higher education institution that has succeeded in being ranked 251-300 in international accreditation from the QS World University Rankings (QS WUR) 2021 for the subject of Law and Legal Studies and ranked 201 in the world for legal subjects in the ranking. organized by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR). The ranking confirms that the Faculty of Law Universitas Airlangga is one of the best providers of legal higher education in Indonesia.

As a lecturer in international law, he reminded a little that the opportunity to conduct research and publication in the form of a journal is also very wide open. All existing lecturers will always help their students. It is not surprising that the study period in a master’s study program can be completed in just three semesters provided that it meets the requirements according to the guidebook. Various slogans are also introduced, such as SMART University, UNAIR HEBAT, and FH BEST, which will always accompany the learning process. Finally, he advised “higher legal education does not only produce a professional jurist, but also a jurist with integrity,” he concluded.

Author : Dean Rizqullah Risdaryanto

The development of the insurance industry and practice in Indonesia is now heading in a better direction than before. In the development process that was passed by crystallization by time the understanding, improvement, marketing, and product variations became more and more real. Insurance is now not only aimed at transferring risk, but also as a means of investment. This development can now be felt in Indonesia with the presence of the Unit Link Life Insurance product which provides two benefits at once in one policy, namely protection benefits and investment benefits according to the selected investment fund. Of course, the development of investment products must also be harmonized with public understanding. It should be remembered that risks can still arise from these investment activities which are sometimes not understood by the wider community. Ignorance makes people often feel cheated by products from insurance companies.

This condition was the background of the visit by representatives of the management of the Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI) to the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. The group was led directly by Budi Tampubolon as Chairman of the Management Board of the Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI) and was accompanied by Dr. . Ricardo Simanjuntak, S.H., LL.M., ANZIIF, CIP, MCIArb. as an advocate was welcomed directly by Iman Prihandono, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. as the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga and his staff. The Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI), as the only life insurance association in Indonesia, is currently experiencing a fairly serious problem regarding the Unit Link Life Insurance product because there are rumors that a moratorium should be implemented. The problem actually arises from the customer’s misunderstanding of the insurance product he chooses. Therefore, this visit focuses on the possibility of cooperation in the main research fields related to Unit Link Insurance Products for the benefit of the community and can be used as material for joint studies.

There were also experts in the fields of contract law, insurance, and consumer protection in order to provide a brief overview of the problems being faced. Prof. Dr. Agus Yudha Hernoko, S.H., M.H., who was present at the forum thought that the problems that occurred could arise from the rule of law as a rule of the game or in the technical implementation. As an expert on contract law, he explained that insurance contains a contractual aspect so that problems can arise if the offer and acceptance are not understood by consumers because they are not directly related to insurance companies. As for the marketing agent in the power of attorney relationship, of course, acting for and on behalf of the principal, namely the insurance company, so that it must appear the same as the company. If there is a problem in the future, the insurance company will cover it. This of course will be very detrimental because the insurance industry is built on trust.

A similar opinion was also conveyed by Dr. Zahry Vandawati Chumaida, S.H., M.H. who think that insurance for consumers is not as beautiful as the original color. This is because the spearhead of the insurance industry is in the marketing department, which sometimes only explains the benefits and does not explain the risks in order to get as many customers as possible. A similar opinion was also conveyed by Dian Purnama Anugerah S.H., M.Kn., LL.M. As someone who is also active in the Legal Aid and Consulting Unit, he expresses his opinion from the perspective of consumer protection. He said that the problems often faced by consumers include the evidentiary aspect because what marketing agents offer and promise verbally is sometimes not recorded. Therefore, in obtaining a more complete picture of the problem to produce a comprehensive and sharp analysis, cooperation between the two agencies is something that must be realized immediately in order to produce solutions that are useful for the entire community.

In closing, Budi Tampubolon as Chairman of the Management Board of the Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI) was very happy because he came to the right address because the discussion that took place was very enlightening. According to him, the campus is an institution that has a strong role in building understanding in the community. Prof. Dr. Agus Yudha Hernoko, S.H., M.H. himself also said “I am personally very grateful to the Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI) for visiting because the campus will not be dynamic without the presence of industry in creating space for the development of knowledge”. The Dean of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga also conveyed his gratitude. “Thank you for the Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI) for being willing to come to our humble campus. The relationship between campus and industry must be continue to run as a form of scientific development, especially in the field of law, through more in-depth joint studies,” he said in closing the forum.

Author : Dean Rizqullah Risdaryanto

The new year is a momentum that is often used by everyone to make resolutions as a plan for the coming year. Making resolutions in the new year can certainly form an understanding of the goals to be achieved in the next year. When the goal is known, determining the steps in realizing it will be easier and more focused. In its development, the resolution is not only useful for a person individually, but also for institutions collectively. This is indicated by the number of institutions starting to make resolutions as a realization of the achievement targets for the next one year. One of the institutions that adopted this concept by making a resolution is the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga.

The Blambangan 2022 resolution is the result of the work meeting of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga which was held at the Illira Hotel Banyuwangi on 7-9 January 2022 ago. The meeting is an activity that begins all agendas in 2022 and is the first time it can be held offline and is attended by each unit, section, and department within the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga. Broadly speaking, the resolution aims to create an Environment for vibrant academic atmospheres, as one of the pillars of the slogan “FH BEST”. The slogan which was carried directly by the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga is an idea in realizing the vision of being the best legal higher education institution.

The name Blambangan itself was taken because the resolution was mutually agreed upon in Banyuwangi, which used to be the location for the founding of the Blambangan Kingdom. The Blambangan 2022 Resolution itself contains at least nine points, including:
Supporting Lecturers and Study Centers to play an active role in global academic communities through academic peers. So that every Lecturer and Study Center has a partner in conducting academic activities of teaching, research and publication.
Provide an ecosystem that makes it possible for every lecturer and for every Study Center to have an international academic peer. Conducted through guest lecturer programs (inbound), joint research/publication, joint webinars and other mechanisms that allow the creation of healthy academic peer relationships.

Improving the quality of research by lecturers and students through the use of information technology, including the use of a referencing manager (Mendeley), and access to subscription international journals (through the Airlangga Law Library and Open VPN).
Ensure that every Lecturer must have research outputs in the form of National Journal Writings/Articles, International Journals, Books, Chapters in Books, popular scientific articles or in other forms. This is done through collaboration with students, re-working (student final project), research, joint research with peers.

Ensure that the Research Master Plan (RIP) is carried out by Lecturers and researchers through the Research Group (SDGs, Renewable Energy, and Law and Technology). The Research Group is the coordinator in preparing Research Proposals and Community Service based on journal publications, preparing Proposal Banks and Mapping Research Strengths at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga.
Encourage collaboration between Study Centers and the Department of Law with Students through BEM-BSO and HIMA in research and community service for lecturers. Each BSO must cooperate with the Study Center in submitting RKAT financing.

Encouraging S2 (MIH and MKn) and S3 (DIH) students to have regular scientific discussions on research development and discussion of the latest legal issues which are coordinated by HIMA, each in collaboration with the Study Center. At the same time, schedule the annual Post-Graduate Colloquium (National/International Conference) as a forum for presentation and exposure of Thesis and Dissertation research results.

Ensuring that there is a real, measurable and sustainable change in legal status for community groups that are the goals of community service, as well as correlated with legal research and learning.
Improving the quality of education personnel through capacity building and periodic training according to the development needs of the Faculty of Law, especially digitalization and preparation of SOPs for each service. At the same time ensuring the implementation of the Integrity Zone by Education Personnel, including improving the quality of services that support a good academic atmosphere.

Author : Dean Rizqullah Risdaryanto

Public Relations (31/01/2022) | The 215 KKN BM 65 UNAIR group which was held in Tanen Village, Rejotangan District, Tulungagung Regency held a webinar which was held offline and online. Participants of the webinar which was held offline came from the residents of Tanen Village. The residents gathered at the Tanen Village Hall to listen to the presentation of material from the two sources who were present online through the Zoom Meeting platform. The webinar on Saturday, January 29, 2022 that morning carried the theme of legal protection for Indonesian workers abroad, especially from the perspective of labor law.

The resource person for the first webinar was a lecturer at the Department of Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Lanny Ramli, S.H., M. Hum. He presented material on the basics of Indonesian workers (TKI) and Indonesian migrant workers (PMI). Basically, PMI usually works in the construction, plantation, and catering sectors. PMI works for employers with legal entities as well as individual or household employers. Crew sailors and fisherman are also included in PMI. The legal basis for legal protection for PMI is regulated in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and Law Number 17 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers.

Countries that are usually PMI’s destinations are neighboring Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan. PMI mostly chooses the destination country because of the similarity of language, the efficiency to work as well as to perform worship, or based on the type of easy work that is usually available in that country. In Indonesia, the agency that oversees PMI is called the Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Company (P3MI), while the agency that oversees TKI is called the Center for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP3TKI). One of the P3MI companies is the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI). To become a PMI requires several requirements and documents, including a marriage certificate (if married), a husband/wife/parent permit certificate, a competency certificate, a statement of physical and psychological health, a passport from the local immigration office, a work visa, a worker placement agreement. Indonesian migrants, and work agreements. The signing of this work agreement is carried out in accordance with the agreement and takes effect from the time it is agreed and signed by the parties concerned. This is regulated in the provisions of Article 20 paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower Number 9 of 2019. In addition, he also explained that TKI and PMI who work abroad have the right to make an issue in the event of persecution or violence using applicable laws. subject to the country where the TKI or PMI works. Reports can be made through the Indonesian Embassy, ​​Komjen, or partner agents who sent the TKI or PMI. Legal protection that can be given to TKI and PMI is in the form of protection from the state by arranging regulations, sending legal aid teams, and negotiating to solve problems.

The second resource person is the deputy chairman of the Kalyanamitra Foundation, FR. Yohanna Tantria Wardhani, S.H. Kalyanamitra is a non-profit feminist organization that was founded on March 28, 1985 and aims to respond to the injustices faced by Indonesian women, both gender inequality and government or state policies. Kalyanamitra’s work program is focused on fighting for gender equality and justice to realize social and gender transformation for marginalized women in Indonesia. Kalyanamitra’s programs include mentoring women’s communities and youth groups, critical education, studies, documentation, campaigns, and advocacy.
Kalyanamitra also focuses on assisting gender-based violence that is often experienced by women migrant workers. The construction of gender values ​​has an impact on the migration process. Therefore, women as PMI experience different experiences from men as PMI. As a social and cultural construction, gender creates values ​​that discriminate against women. One of the factors driving women to become migrant workers both in macro and personal/family settings is also influenced by gender construction. Many women migrant workers work in very vulnerable situations, such as undocumented, unprotected sectors such as domestic workers, working in conflict areas, and so on. The forms of gender-based violence experienced by women migrant workers are not only physical, but also psychological, economic, and sexual. These forms of violence include beatings, humiliation, threats, coercion, identity detention, rape, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, forced prostitution, to the murder of women migrant workers.

Komnas Perempuan noted that there were at least 406,178 cases of violence against women in its 2019 Annual Records. It was also recorded from the data that:a total of 2521 cases of sexual violence in the public sphere and 2988 cases of sexual violence in the private sphere. Therefore, the Kalyanamitra Foundation is here to assist the process of handling cases of criminal sexual violence, both through litigation and non-litigation through advocacy, lobbying, negotiation, and campaigning. The case handling process is carried out both domestically and abroad. However, Yohanna also emphasized that the assistance of women migrant workers as victims of sexual violence can be done by anyone, regardless of whether the legal assistant is a law graduate or not. Assistance can also be provided by NGOs, communities/support groups for victims, or close friends of victims. This means that legal assistance can be provided by anyone who has a concern for helping victims of sexual violence.

Yohanna also explained that there are at least six basic rights of women migrant workers that must be fulfilled, namely protection against violence and harassment, the right to decent work and equality, labor mobility and the right to work, adequate access to services and social protection, access to justice, and the right of association/organization. Efforts to prevent sexual violence from happening to women migrant workers can also be carried out through critical public education, organizing women migrant workers, public campaigns, policy advocacy, and building cross boarder networks. Women migrant workers must have safe migration from pre-placement to their return to Indonesia.

Author : Goddess Yugi Arti