PENGAWASAN TERHADAP PENYELENGGARAAN KEKUASAAN KEHAKIMAN SEBAGAI UPAYA DALAM MEWUJUDKAN AKUNTABILITAS PERADILAN PIDANA

Judicial independence is a prerequisite that must be met in the context of the operation of democratic state. State laws which the consolidated democracies are weak could cause the independence of judicial power principle became so often misused and thus causing “judicial mafia”. Along with the reformation momentum, then by considering the experience and practice of justice in the past, the development and reformation of the judiciary should be directed to the administration of justice in a transparent, rigorous oversight and resolute in action, so it will be able to bring the judiciary accountable and dignified. Judicial independence must be balanced with the accountability principle as a manifestation of a democratic state.