From Amanah to Accountability: Reframing Public Transparency in Indonesia through Fiqh Siyasah and Constitutional Governance
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https://doi.org/10.70826/jsisnu.v3i2.1921Keywords:
Amanah, Constitutional Governance, Public Accountability, Public TransparencyAbstract
Public transparency is a fundamental principle of constitutional governance, yet the disclosure of information does not automatically ensure accountability, integrity, or effective public oversight. In Indonesia, the implementation of public information disclosure requires a stronger normative and institutional foundation to bridge the gap between formal legal obligations and accountable administrative practices. Islamic political thought, particularly the principle of amānah, offers an ethical perspective for strengthening this foundation. This study aims to reconstruct the normative relationship between amānah in fiqh siyasah and constitutional accountability and to formulate an amānah-based framework for public transparency in Indonesia. This research employs normative legal research using statutory, conceptual, and analytical approaches. Primary legal materials, including the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and Law No. 14 of 2008 on Public Information Disclosure, are examined alongside scholarly literature on Islamic political ethics, transparency, and public accountability. The materials are analyzed qualitatively through descriptive, interpretative, and argumentative techniques. The findings indicate that amānah provides an ethical foundation for treating public authority as a trust that must be exercised responsibly, while constitutional governance establishes enforceable obligations and institutional procedures. Effective transparency therefore requires more than information publication. It encompasses accessible disclosure, intelligible information, reasoned explanations, institutional scrutiny, corrective mechanisms, and proportionate protection of confidential information. Integrating these dimensions can strengthen the normative coherence of Indonesia’s transparency framework. Public institutions should improve the implementation of public information disclosure through measurable service standards, accessible digital information, transparent refusal procedures, and effective review mechanisms. Further empirical research is needed to assess the framework’s practical effectiveness.
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