Civil Law in Indonesia and Russia: Easy and Affordable Access to Legal Aid

Abstract

One of the most familiar legal systems in the world are the civil law system and common law system. The difference in characteristics between the two is an interesting discussion that is often undertaken. Research conducted on the characteristics of a legal system aims to obtain good legal institutions to regulate society. The implementation of the legal system in each country is strongly influenced by the historical developments and formation of that country. The two countries that we are interested in studying are Indonesia and Russia, as a material for comparison in terms of legal regulations, specifically in the legal aid process for their respective citizens. As a continental European adhering country, or commonly known as a civil law system, Indonesia prioritizes laws that come from formal legal sources such as laws and regulations, customs, and jurisprudence. Legal comparisons relating to legal aid in two different countries are very interesting because based on the history of the formation of the Indonesian state and the Russian state, there is a significant difference. As the two countries were colonies, they produced regulations that followed the countries that colonized them. However, the Russian state differs from the Indonesian state in that it also participated in colonizing other countries.