"Het recht hinkt achter de feiten aan"

Legal Literacy - The opinion article begins with a quote from an old Dutch proverb stating that the law always lags behind events. However, the author does not fully agree, because the law is not an individual ("geen persoon"), but a system composed of various subsystems. As a result, if there is a deficiency in one subsystem, other aspects of the legal system will play a role in covering it. In this context, the law refers to written law or legislation. The process of change in the law must go through established mechanisms. Therefore, adjusting the law to developing conditions cannot be done instantly or arbitrarily.IntroductionThe Indonesian National Army (TNI) now has the authority to operate in the cyber world. This is officially stated in the revision of the TNI Law which gives them the task of dealing with digital threats. But, here a big question arises: hasn't digital security been the responsibility of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) and the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN)?

Many parties are starting to question whether this policy will actually create overlapping authorities between institutions. One of those who highlighted this issue was Nenden Sekar Arum, Executive Director

Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet)

. According to her, this revision gives the TNI the…