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Reshaping Legal Education in Indonesia: Efforts to Decolonize Critical Socio-Juridical Knowledge

Authors
Raisha Hafandi1, Adinda Dwi Larasati1, Lusiana Margareth Tijow1, Dini Putri Ratna Meritasari2, *, Ade Rio Pratama1, Renita Dwi Setiyaningsih1
1Departement of Social Science, Faculty of Social Science, State University of Malang, Malang, Indonesia
2UPT. Student Character Development, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: diniputriratnameritasaro@gmail.com
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Dini Putri Ratna Meritasari
Available Online 23 December 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-513-3_17How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Legal education; decolonization; socio-legal studies; epistemic justice; Pancasila jurisprudence
Abstract

The structure of legal education in Indonesia has long been influenced by colonial epistemology, resulting in a positivist and formalistic approach to law that separates it from social realities. This article critically examines efforts to decolonize legal education through a socio-legal framework that integrates social, historical, and philosophical perspectives. Using a normative and conceptual analysis method combined with empirical reflections from national and international studies, this study argues that reshaping legal education requires an epistemic transformation—from dogmatic positivism toward emancipatory legal pluralism. The results highlight three main reform imperatives: (1) curriculum recontextualization through socio-legal and decolonial perspectives; (2) capacity building for reflective and community-based legal education; and (3) institutional transformation toward transnational and decolonial collaboration. The article concludes that the decolonization of Indonesian legal education is not merely a technical agenda but a moral, intellectual, and political project to liberate legal consciousness and align it with social justice and Pancasila values.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science (ICHSS 2025)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
23 December 2025
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978-2-38476-513-3
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-513-3_17How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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