The Emergency Constitutional Law Research Group is a forum for the development of constitutional law in exceptional circumstances. Constitutional law in emergency conditions has become a rapidly growing phenomenon in recent times, both in Indonesia and globally, with a series of events ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic and local endemic outbreaks to natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes, as well as armed conflicts and various wars. These events require a special response that prioritizes the safety of the people and the state while maintaining checks and balances between the branches of government to prevent abuse of power.
The emergency constitutional law research group has a technical scientific scope to contextualize the concept of emergency constitutional law in concrete constitutional situations. There are several concepts used as tools for analyzing problems, including the implementation of the government system in emergency conditions, the protection of human rights in emergency conditions, and situational factors as the basis for the enforcement of emergency constitutional law. Research on these concepts uses concrete events to provide perspectives on problem solving within the paradigm of emergency constitutional law.
Understanding the paradigm of emergency constitutional law is very important to develop for the public as an effort to build awareness of the limitations of authority in emergency conditions. In emergency conditions, abuse of authority is prone to occur due to the extent of authority to deviate from the laws that apply in normal conditions. The limits of deviation in emergency conditions are not always explicitly regulated in laws, thus requiring active community participation to oversee their implementation so that they are not arbitrary.
The active participation of the Emergency Constitutional Law Research Group is carried out through education provided in various forms, ranging from scientific articles and infographics to podcasts. Scientific articles published in reputable international and national journals aim to examine current issues from an academic perspective of emergency constitutional law for the entire scientific community, both nationally and globally. Meanwhile, infographics and podcasts published on social media are oriented towards providing concise education in language that is easily understood by the general public. With comprehensive and thorough education, it is hoped that the research conducted will also produce alternative policies for stakeholders.