CORRUPTION AS A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIAL JUSTICE

Abstract

Corruption is a form of extraordinary crime that not only harms the state's finances, but also has a direct impact on the fulfillment of Human Rights (HAM) and the realization of social justice in society. Corrupt practices cause hampered welfare distribution, weakened public services, increased poverty, and social inequality which ultimately hinders the achievement of state goals as mandated in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. This study aims to analyze corruption as a form of human rights violation, especially against economic, social, and cultural rights, and examine its impact on social justice in Indonesia. This study uses a normative juridical method with a legislative, conceptual, and human rights approach. The results of the study show that corruption not only violates the principles of good governance, but also hinders the fulfillment of people's rights to education, health, work, a healthy environment, and the right to social welfare. In addition, corruption widens social and economic disparities, resulting in injustice in the distribution of state resources. Therefore, the eradication of corruption must be seen as part of efforts to protect human rights and realize social justice for all Indonesian people.