KEWENANGAN PRESIDEN DALAM PENGANGKATAN DUTA BESAR REPUBLIK INDONESIA BERDASARKAN UNDANG-UNDANG DASAR NEGARA REPUBLIK INDONESIA TAHUN 1945

Abstract

Constitutional systemafter the amendmentof the Constitution of1945 (the Constitution), actuallycontainsvery large dimensions. Specialfieldof internationalrelations, Indonesiaasa sovereignStateto implementrelationshipswithvariouscountriesin the world. Diplomatic relationsorwhichare usuallyreferred tobythisdiplomaticrelationshipcanbemutuallysendambassadorsof each country. Ambassador is representativeof a StateagainstanotherState. In Indonesia, ambassador oftheStateofficialsareappointed and dismissedby the President asHead of State. Butunder Article13 Paragraph(2) of the 1945 Constitutionstatedthatin the case ofthe appointment ofambassadors, taking into consideration thePresident ofthe House of Representatives. This then makesthe relationshipbetweenthe Presidentandthe House of Representativesrelating tothe nomination ofan ambassadorbegan toquestion bymanypeople,when thedecision oftheHouse of Representativesquestionedthe ambassadorcandidatesproposedbythe government. Relative to theseveral problemsarise: (1) wherethe authorityLike thePresidentin the appointment ofAmbassador of the Republicof Indonesia based onthe Constitution ofthe Republic of IndonesiaYear 1945? (2) How doesthe Houseconsideration ofthe legal consequencesifignoredbyPresident?.Toanswer these problems, the authors conducted anormativestudy, namelythe writing ofscientific papersbasedonliteraturestudiesand thesearch forconcepts, the opinionsordiscoveriesrelated tothe problem. If theconsideration ofthe Houseignoredbythe President, willnotlead tolegal consequences. Froma juridicalstandpointaconsiderationis notbinding, it can meanonlyaftertaking into considerationthePresidentthenmaketheir ownjudgment. Furthermore, there is noobligationto obeyarisingfromaconsideration.
Keywords: AuthorityPresident, Ambassador, constitution 1945