Premium Remedium Principal in Criminal Death Penalty of Drug Dealers

The rise of drug abuse is inseparable from the existence of illicit drug trafficking carried out by drug dealers.In fact, the most severe punishment, in the form of death penalty, needs to be given to reduce the prevalenceof drug abuse in Indonesia. However, the death penalty for drug dealers in Indonesia is still very minimal, soit is necessary to apply the premium remedium principle that is used by judges in giving the death penaltysince drug trafficking is considered detrimental to the interests of the state. Through the Normative-EmpiricalLegal Research method and the legislation approach, a study was obtained on the importance of applying thedeath penalty for drug dealers in Indonesia. Even this action does not violate human rights because the safetyof the nation's youth is more important, but. However, in its application, this death penalty still raises thepros and cons in societyKeywords: Premium remedium; drug dealers; death penalty; human right