Law in the Review of the Social Change Aspects in Indonesia

LAW IN THE REVIEW OF THE SOCIAL CHANGE ASPECTS IN INDONESIA Oleh: Hendra Sukarman, SH., MH. Faculty of Law University of Galuh Ciamis With Council Journal Menarasiswa Email: Journalmenarasiswa@yahoo.com Abstract Law has an indirect influence in encouraging the emergence of social change in the formation of certain social institutions that directly affect the community. On the other hand, the law establishes or modifies key institutions or social institutions that are important, then there is a direct influence, which is then often called the law used as a tool to change people's behavior. The significance of the role of law in creating social change is then led to emerging strategies that utilize the creation of the law to bring society to a certain direction and purpose. However, not all legal regulations that are made will necessarily succeed to create social change. There are many things that need to be paid attention to in order to streamline a legislation in order to bring society toward the changes desired by lawmakers. Concepts and thoughts about Ubi societas Ibi ius meaning where there is a society there is law, it is necessary to describe the relationship between social change and law in relation to the rules. Society exists and creates law, society changes, hukumpun changes. Changes in the law through two forms, namely the society changed first, the new law came to legalize the change (passive change) and other forms of law as a tool to change to the better (law as a tool of social engineering). Based on this background, the authors are interested to discuss about social change, more deeply in the legal aspects as a tool for social change. Understanding Social Change. Change is defined as a thing or circumstance change, transition and exchange. Thus change is a process that results in the present state different from the previous state, because of changes or exchanges. William F. Greg imposed restrictions on the meaning of social change only on the elements of culture. Kingsley Davis argues that social change is a change in the structure of society. For example, with the emergence of labor organizations in capitalist society, there are changes in relations between laborers and employers, then changes in economic and political organizations. Changes have broad aspects, including those relating to values, norms, behaviors, social organizations, social layers, power, authority and social interaction. According to Koenjaraningrat social change itself includes values that are material and cultural specific to achieve common goals. Related to this matter O.P.Darma and O.P.Bhatnagar noted there are at least four factors that stimulate changes in humans are: People are constantly trying to modify the natural resources in the form of problem solving. These efforts are made by humans to meet the needs, complement and refine the changes that are sustainably created in the human environment. Key Words: Legal Basis and Aspect of Social Change.