Abstract

Voting rights are fundamental rights under Article 28D Paragraphs (1) and (3) as well as Article 28I of the. However, the Indonesian has excluded people with permanent mental disabilities from the right to vote. This article aims to carefully examine whether the Indonesian Constitutional Court’s decision violates the voting rights of people with permanent mental disabilities. The study used hermeneutic and qualitative content analysis to interpret the 1945 Indonesian Constitution and the judges’ considerations on the Constitutional Court Decision Number 135/PUU-XIII/2015. Furthermore, this study examined six countries for comparison concerning unconditional voting rights. This research reveals that the Indonesian Constitutional Court interpreted the law beyond the powers of its authority and violates the voting rights of people with permanent mental disabilities without cogent reasons. The Indonesian government should take measures to facilitate the fulfillment of the voting rights of people with permanent mental disabilities.

摘要

投票权是第 28D 条第 (1) 款和第 (3) 款以及第 28I 条规定的基本权利。然而，印度尼西亚人将永久性精神残疾的人排除在投票权之外。本文旨在重新审视印尼宪法法院的判决是否违反投票权的人永久精神残疾。该研究使用解释学和定性内容分析来解释 1945 年印度尼西亚宪法和法官对宪法的考虑。宪法法院判决编号 135/PUU-XIII/2015。此外，这项研究调查了六个国家，以进行无条件投票权的比较。这项研究表明，印度尼西亚宪法法院超出其职权范围解释了法律，并在没有充分理由的情况下侵犯了永久性精神残疾者的投票权。印尼政府应采取措施促进永久性精神残疾者的投票权的实现。