EFEKTIVITAS PELAKSANAAN KEWAJIBAN PRO BONO ADVOKAT BAGI MASYARAKAT MISKIN DITINJAU DARI PRINSIP EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektivitas pelaksanaan kewajiban pro bono advokat bagi masyarakat miskin di Kota Medan ditinjau dari prinsip equal justice under law. Kewajiban pro bono diatur dalam Pasal 22 ayat (1) UU No. 18 Tahun 2003 tentang Advokat, namun implementasinya masih belum optimal. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode yuridis empiris dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan pro bono masih bersifat formalitas, terkendala minimnya anggaran, kurangnya pengawasan organisasi advokat, dan rendahnya kesadaran advokat. Prinsip equal justice under law belum terwujud sepenuhnya karena akses keadilan masih timpang antara masyarakat mampu dan miskin.

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of advocates' pro bono obligations for the poor in Medan City from the perspective of the equal justice under law principle. Pro bono obligation is regulated in Article 22 paragraph (1) of Law No. 18 of 2003 concerning Advocates, but its implementation is still not optimal. This research uses an empirical juridical method with a qualitative approach. The results show that the implementation of pro bono is still a formality, constrained by minimal budget, lack of supervision from advocate organizations, and low awareness of advocates. The principle of equal justice under law has not been fully realized because access to justice is still unequal between the rich and the poor.