Initial Model of the SAHABAT Web-Based Application as an Innovation in Digital Legal Counselling for Promoting Legal Awareness

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15294/ijcls.v11i1.34374

Keywords:

Digital Law Application, Interactive Website, Legal Awareness, Legal Counseling, Legal Innovation

Abstract

The limitations of conventional legal counselling, due to access, cost, and time constraints, create a need for more effective digital media to increase public legal awareness. The main issues examined are the need for local governments and the Regional Offices of the Ministry of Law to develop effective digital legal counseling media, and how the initial design of the SAHABAT application can be proposed as a website-based innovation to realize legal awareness. The purpose of this study is to describe institutional needs and design a preliminary model for the SAHABAT application. The method used is empirical legal research with a sociological jurisprudence approach, employing interviews and questionnaires with legal educators and village heads, and using descriptive-qualitative analysis. The results show that the SAHABAT application can provide interactive, participatory, and easily accessible legal education. The novelty of this research lies in the concrete design of the SAHABAT application as a digital legal counseling medium that reflects the theories of legal effectiveness, responsive law, and progressive law.

Author Biographies

  • Yenny Aman Serah, Faculty of Law, Universitas Panca Bhakti

    She is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Panca Bhakti, Pontianak. She specializes in law. In addition to teaching several courses, she is actively engaged in research and community service activities, producing outputs in the form of articles in various journals, including internationally reputable journals indexed by Scopus with Scopus ID 57223318980, Garuda ID 2449517, and Google Scholar ID VJfcSA4AAAAJ.

  • Purwanto Purwanto, Faculty of Law, Universitas Panca Bhakti

    He is the Rector and Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Panca Bhakti, with a focus on law, legal politics, and human rights. Currently, he is also active as an Arbitrator at BANI and involved in the review of local government policies, particularly in West Kalimantan Province. The author's scholarly works have been indexed in various national and international databases, with Scopus ID 59367918100, Garuda ID 5357235, and Google Scholar ID: MQczJH4AAAAJ.

  • Febrianawati, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Panca Bhakti

    She is a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Panca Bhakti, with a research focus on digital transformation and adoption in business, digital literacy, and entrepreneurship literacy. The author is actively engaged in research and publication in various national journals, with Garuda ID 8152143 and Google Scholar ID: jBYGR04AAAAJ.

  • Resmaya Agnesia Mutiara Sirait, Faculty of Law, Universitas Panca Bhakti

    She is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Panca Bhakti, specializing in business law. Currently, the author is pursuing a doctoral degree in the Doctor of Law Program at Muhammadiyah University Surakarta. His academic works have been indexed in national and international journals, with Scopus ID 59670818200, Garuda ID 3612976, and Google Scholar ID: bSnueWUAAAAJ.

  • Agustinus Astono, Faculty of Law, Universitas Panca Bhakti

    He is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Panca Bhakti, currently pursuing a Doctor of Law program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, with a focus on legal philosophy, environmental law, and customary law. The author is actively engaged in research and community service with local governments in West Kalimantan, particularly regarding gender equality, the preservation of customary law, and sustainable environmental law development. The author consistently publishes articles in national and international scientific journals, with Scopus ID 59670818300, Garuda ID 5357234, and Google Scholar: vGgmJzcAAAAJ.

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2026-05-09

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Serah, Yenny Aman, Purwanto Purwanto, Febrianawati, Resmaya Agnesia Mutiara Sirait, and Agustinus Astono. 2026. “Initial Model of the SAHABAT Web-Based Application As an Innovation in Digital Legal Counselling for Promoting Legal Awareness”. IJCLS (Indonesian Journal of Criminal Law Studies) 11 (1): 555-82. https://doi.org/10.15294/ijcls.v11i1.34374.