KAJIAN KEADILAN TERHADAP BANTUAN HUKUM BAGI MASYARAKAT MISKIN DI INDONESIA

Abstract

The state is bound to abide by obligations to provide legal assistance to enable economically
disadvantaged individuals to have access to justice and equality before the law. However, disadvantaged individuals tend to have difficulty accessing legal assistance services in real life. The provision of legal assistance for economically disadvantaged people in Indonesia in a justice-based persepctive and a model of advocacy based on the idea of justice is the issue to be discussed in depth. The research findings discovers that the provision of legal aid or assistance for economically disadvantaged people has substandard implementation, indicating discrimination and injustice. Advocacy has not upheld values of justice and the principle of professional ethics in providing legal assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals. The approach used by advocates to provide legal assistance for them is based
on the values of justice through the implementation of effective strategies.

Keywords: legal aid, justice, the economically disadvantaged people