Title:
LEGAL CULTURE AND THE INFLUENCE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT IN INDONESIA

Authors:
Achmad Irwan Hamzani,Mukhidin,Susi Idayanti,Gufron Irawan,Ratna Riyanti and Havis Aravik ,Indonesia

Abstract:
Legal culture is an element that influences law enforcement. Legal culture is as important as substance, and legal structure. Legal culture influences law enforcement. The research objective is to describe the legal culture and examine the influence of legal culture on law enforcement. This research uses a philosophical approach. The results of this study indicate that legal culture is an element in law and an inseparable part of the legal system. The operation of the legal is determined by the legal culture. Legal culture shows the attitude of human behavior towards legal issues and legal events that carry over into society. Without legal culture, a legal system will not be helpless. Legal culture is part of a legal system that also has two other parts, namely substance and legal structure. Legal culture is in the form of values, traditions and spiritual forces that determine how law is implemented in society. Building a community legal culture is part of efforts to build attitudes and change the mentality of the nation. The number of actions that harm the community are not resolved, due to the weak legal culture. The law is determined by the legal culture in the form of values, views and attitudes of the community concerned. If the legal culture is neglected, then there will certainly be a failure in law enforcement. The legal culture influences the enforcement of the legal system.