Access to Justice for Victims of Structural Violence in Makassar, South Sulawesi

Abstract

Structural Violence is a manifestation of repressive act for overcoming the problems happened in society that reflects lack experience and understanding about social-culture condition. Access to justice for violence of structural violence is a rights warranted by constitution and must be given due to systemic and large impact. The aim of this research is to find out structural violence happened in Makassar as a result of social conflict and manifestation of people rights for access to justice in completing that conflict. this research is descriptive with empirical/sociological approach. The result of the research showed that social conflict occurred as arrogance of power and the blockage of communication in completing the problem. The un synchronized between one law to the other law; weak of apparatus understanding and the arrogance character of Makassar peoples are the other causes. Marginalization which lead to people counterproductive is the biggest cause from impact occurred. Access to justice for victims of structural violence on the one side seen as blessing for victim, however for the authorities is a threat that can disturbing the existence of dominance to low class people.