Philosophy, Law, and Ethics of Handling COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Kelik Wardiono; Khudzaifah Dimyati; Sigit Sapto Nugroho; Heru Nugroho; Joel Rey Acob; Arief Budiono

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.7107

Authors

Kelik Wardiono Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
Khudzaifah Dimyati Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
Sigit Sapto Nugroho Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
Heru Nugroho Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Health Polytechnic of Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4511-8307
Joel Rey Acob Department of Nursing, Visayas State University, Leyte, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3829-322X
Arief Budiono Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5284-5684

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.7107

Keywords:

Philosophy, Law, Covid 19, Pandemic

Abstract

BACKGROUND: During the pandemic, COVID-19 spread very quickly between people. Thus, the patients’ rights to obtain treatment do not have to decrease the protection of the public. The perspectives of ethics, law, and justice prioritize the rights of the public as stated in the principle “Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto” (Public safety is the highest law as regulated in the law).

METHODS: This research employs the statute approach with comprehensive, all-inclusive, and systematic manners to the ratio legis of the Health Law. It also uses the philosophy approach.

RESULTS: In Indonesia, the regulatory handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is based on the Law on Infectious Disease Outbreak. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the quick spread of this disease causes many fatalities. Thus, individual rights of patients must be ruled out to prioritize public rights.

CONCLUSION: The legal perspective upholds the “Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto” principle, namely, public safety is the highest law was the core of philosophy, law and ethics handling covid 19 pandemic.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Plum Analytics Artifact Widget Block

Author Biography

Heru Nugroho, Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Health Polytechnic of Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia

Associate Professor

References

Nugroho SS. Directing to the philosophic thought of holistic legal studies: A critical analysis on positivistic legal studies to post-positivistic using the chaos theory of law. Yustisia Merdeka. 2015;1(2):21-34.

Absori A, Nugroho SS, Haryani AT, Sarjiyati S, Budiono A, Nugroho HS, et al. The prospect of environmental law to achieve healthy environmental development in Indonesia. Med Legal Update. 2020;20(1):204-8.

Shereen MA, Khan S, Kazmi A, Bashir N, Siddique R. COVID-19 infection: Origin, transmission, and characteristics of human Coronaviruses. J Adv Res. 2020;24:91-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2020.03.005 PMid:32257431 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2020.03.005

COVID-19 Indonesia. The Indonesian Government’s Site on COVID-19; 2021. Available from: https://www.covid19.go.id [Last accessed on 2021 Jun 28].

Nugroho HP. Ethicolegal right to reject treatment during the pandemic: Clashes between individual and public rights. J Indonesia Health Law. 2021;1(1):33-48.

Gupta R, Ghosh A, Singh AK, Misra A. Clinical considerations for patients with diabetes in times of COVID-19 epidemic. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020;14(3):211-2. PMid:32172175 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2020.03.002

Maghzi AH, Houtchens MK, Preziosa P, Ionete C, Beretich BD, Stankiewicz JM, et al. COVID-19 in teriflunomide-treated patients with multiple sclerosis. J Neurol. 2020;267(10):2790-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09944-8 PMid:32494856 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09944-8

Navisa FD, Nafisah R. Legal protection for families of deceased patients COVID-19 patients on the rejection of burial. Yurispruden J FH. 2020;3(2):137-49. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33474/yur.v3i2.6745

Syarif H, Jufrizal J, Maurissa A. The movement to minimalize negative stigmatization to health workers due during the COVID-19 pandemic. Logista. 2020;4(2):186-91. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36590/jagri.v2i1.151

Illahi BK, Haykal H. Principles and dynamics of emergency state funds in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. J Rechts Vinding. 2021;10(1):1.

Budiono A, Absori, Harun, Nugroho HS, Dimyati KK, Wardiono K. The ideal management of health insurance for Indonesia according constitution. Calitatea. 2021;21(176):48-50

Tanya BL. Law Enforcement in Ethics. Yogyakarta: Genta Publishing; 2011. p. 12.

Pratiwi DK. Issues on the President’s Constitutional Authority in Overcoming COVID-19. Jakarta: FH UII Press; 2021. p. 321.

Absori A, Yulianingrum AV, Dimyati K, Harun H, Budiono A, Disemadi HS, et al. Environmental Health-Based Post-Coal Mine Policy in East Borneo. Open Access Macedonian J Med Sci. 2021;9(E):740-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6431

Kristanto K, Nurjaya IN, Madjid A, Djatmika P. Ratio legis regulation of the BPK as the only one authorized state institution declaring country financial damages in the president of 23 paragraph (1) change constitution of the 1945 constitution. Int J Multicult Multirelig Underst. 2020;7(2):519-26.

Bietti E. From ethics washing to ethics bashing: A view on tech ethics from within moral philosophy. In: Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency; 2020. p. 210-9. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3914119 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3914119

Nurhalimah S. COVID-19 and the public rights for health. Salam, Islamic Social and Culture J. 2020;7(6):543-54. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjsbs.v7i6.15324 DOI: https://doi.org/10.15408/sjsbs.v7i6.15324

Hulu VT, et al. Public Health Promotion. Indonesia: Yayasan Kita Menulis; 2020. p. 38.

Utoro D. The law and patients’ rights in obtaining medical treatment during the pandemic era. J Law, Economic and Develop. 2020;9(1):65-79.

Rhona KM, Smith NH, James K, Fuller D, Wellington M, Armen G, et al. The Law of Human Rights. Yogyakarta: Pusat Studi Hak Asasi Manusia UII; 2008. p. 243.

Nugroho SS. Soul of Law, Conscious Justice. Ponorogo: Uwais Inspirasi Indonesia; 2020. p. 111. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33830/jp.v21i2.960.2020

Ujan AA. Developing the Law, Defending the Justice of Legal Philosophy. Yogyakarta: Kanisius; 2009. p. 78.

Dimyati N, Nashir H, Elviandri E, Absori A, Wardiono W, Budiono A. Indonesia as a legal welfare state: A prophetic-transcendental basis. Heliyon. 2021;7(8): 1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07865

Faiz PM. Teori keadilan John Rawls (John Rawls’ theory of justice). Constit J. 2009;6(1):135-49. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2847573 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2847573

Marin M, Botină M. Legal rules in ancient Rome between law, morality, and religion. Scientia Moralitas Int J Multidiscip Res. 2020;5(2):16-23.

Pratama KJ. A critical analysis on the interpretation of public health emergency as an emergency condition based on the legal perspective. Natl Law Magazine. 2020;50(2):281-93. https://doi.org/10.33331/mhn.v50i2.76 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33331/mhn.v50i2.76