UNAIR NEWS – It is nothing new for Universitas Airlangga Faculty of Law (FH) students to have internships during holidays. Internships is one of the activities that are considered interesting, especially by students in the fifth semester.

Although it is not required, a lot of FH students are interested in spending their holidays by gaining knowledge in various institutions such as the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), the District Attorney’s Office (Kejari), the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham).

Vivik Saraswati, for example. One of the 2016 class FH students shared her experience during an internship at Kemenkumham.

“Internships is common here (FH, ed). Initially, I knew from my senior level and coincidentally, one of the International Law Students Association (ILSA) Semi Autonomous Bodies (BSO) had an internship program at Kemenkumham because I am interested, so I follow it, ” she said.

“Although I am not a member of ILSA, I may register. There are also other friends who collectively submit to other agencies. So, it really depends on the students, ” she added.

Usually an internship is conducted for three weeks to one month. Regarding the papers needed during the internship, according to Vivik, the required documents are quite easy. Students only need to submit an application for an internship that has been provided by the faculty, a photocopy of study card (KHS), and a student ID card (KTM).

“I learned a lot from analyzing current cases. And, sometimes attend meetings in offices that discuss provincial or district / city regional regulations (perda), circulars, and appeals that are considered discriminatory against women, children, or disabilities. So, there is substantial and administrative learning there, “Vivik explained about the experience gained during the internship.

Vivik added, at that time there were so many, almost more than four hundred discriminatory regulations. In addition, she studied the analysis of cases of drug inmates sentenced to death filed for clemency. However, when the clemency has not given, the person concerned died.

“This (case of clemency, ed) is something new to me,” she said.

In addition, Vivik and other students attended a public discussion held by Ministry of Religious Affairs on religious moderation, intolerance, and hate speech .

“There was also a public discussion held by ELSAM NGO which is discussed by law politics of RAN HAM. “There was also one of the FH lecturers, apparently,” she said. (*)

Author: Pradita Desyanti

Editor: Feri Fenoria Rifa’i