The Role of Morals in the Legal System and its Influence on the Judiciary in Indonesia

The system has a set of components that are in it. The legal system cannot be considered a system if it runs alone by setting aside moral values. Pancasila is the basis of the state, so every product of legislation must be based on the values contained in Pancasila. Following the opinion of Ronald Dworkin, who said that morality is fundamental to be used to evaluate legal products and, in some instances, morality cannot be separated. If the law is considered an applicable rule, then the truth to be realized must be directed to substantive (essential) truth. A positivistic view that is only limited to rules and logic, but in some instances, cannot only view positivism so that it can lead to progressive laws