Homicide Cases Without Autopsies from the Perspective of Professionalism Indonesian Advocates
Case Study of the Ni Wayan Mirna Death
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211102.169How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Professionalism; Advocate; Indonesian Criminal Law; Homicide; Murder; Autopsy; Forensics
- Abstract
Professionalism for a profession is absolutely necessary with the aim of recognizing a job that is categorized as a profession. As a noble profession (officium nobile), the advocate profession must carry out its duties and responsibilities by prioritizing professionalism in order to make the best effort for clients. One of the best efforts that an advocate must make in resolving a criminal case is to continue to oversee the client’s legal process at every level of examination in accordance with the provisions of the procedural law in the Indonesian criminal justice system. It becomes a separate problem when it comes to proving a murder case for which the exact cause of death of the victim is not known, which in its proof absolutely requires a forensic autopsy to determine the exact cause of death of the victim. Considering that the party with the most authority in declaring the cause of a person’s death is a forensic doctor, the role of a professional advocate is crucial in ensuring the rights of the murderer to obtain evidence in the form of a forensic autopsy on the victim’s death. The author raises the problem in this paper, namely how the professionalism of advocates in handling criminal cases of murder without autopsy in Indonesia. This research is normative research using a case approach.
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- © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Rio Saputra AU - Yaris Adhial Fajrin AU - Absori PY - 2021 DA - 2021/11/22 TI - Homicide Cases Without Autopsies from the Perspective of Professionalism Indonesian Advocates BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Law Reform (INCLAR 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 69 EP - 74 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211102.169 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211102.169 ID - Saputra2021 ER -