Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: August | Volume: 9 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 838-847
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220871
The Effectiveness of the Mediator's Role in the Reduction of Case Burdens at the Lubuk Pakam District Court during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Maria Rosalina1, Zulkifli AR2, Salsabila Azzahra3
1,2,3Department of Law (Undergraduate), Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Maria Rosalina
ABSTRACT
As a public service institution, the court has political, juridical and sociological functions. The first one is to oblige all courts to carry and direct all court decisions towards the ideals of the proclamation. The second one is directed to administer justice, with the main task of receiving, examining and adjudicating and deciding cases that are brought to court, in order to enforce law and justice based on Pancasila ideology for the implementation of the constitutional state of the Republic of Indonesia. The third one refers to a dynamic role of the court in reorganizing the process of social life, especially for justice seekers. In the examination of civil cases in the district court, after the parties, both the plaintiff and the defendant, both in person and their attorneys are present at the trial, then the judge is obliged to examine the case and seek peace between the parties. One of the peace efforts carried out by the panel of judges who examine cases is by means of mediation. The effectiveness of the mediator's role in reducing the accumulation of cases during the pandemic has not been achieved. Efforts to overcome the obstacles faced by mediators in carrying out their role in reducing the accumulation of cases are to increase the number of human resources of mediators.
Keywords: effectiveness, mediator’s roles, reduction, accumulation of legal cases
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