PEMBERIAN BANTUAN HUKUM KEPADA MASYARAKAT MISKIN BERDASARKAN UU NO 16 TAHUN 2011 TENTANG BANTUAN HUKUM DI LBH KOTA LANGSA

Abstract

Advocates are one of the law enforcers based on article 5 paragraph 1 of law no. 18 of 2003 concerning advocates which states that advocates are law enforcers they are free and independent who are guaranteed by law, advocates and/or legal aid institutions act as institutions that provide free legal assistance to underprivileged people. This article discusses how the role of legal aid agencies in optimizing the provision of legal aid to poor people, and how the barriers and obstacles in the application of legal aid by legal aid agencies in Langsa city. This study uses normative research methods that are supported by empirical research. The result show that the provision of free legal aid to the poor is regulated in government regulation number 83 of 2008, law no.18 of 2003 and law number 16 of 2011, the role of legal aid institutions in providing free legal assistance to the poor has not been maximized. They are not accompanied by appointing the poor who are litigating, and the community does not know about the existence of a legal aid agency and because of the lack of socialization about the existence of a legal aid agency in Langsa city, so the community does not know abaout the existence of a legal aid agency.