KAJIAN KRITIS PELANGGARAN HAK ATAS KEBEBASAN AKADEMIK MELALUI PENGEKANGAN HAK BERPENDAPAT MAHASISWA (Studi Surat Edaran Rektor Nomor: 259 Tahun 2024 Tentang Ketentuan Penyampaian Aspirasi Mahasiswa UIN Alaudin Makassar)

Law Number 12 of 2005 concerning Ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) is a regulation that regulates the rights of Indonesian people to exercise freedom of opinion and expression. Meanwhile, Law Number 12 of 2002 concerning Higher Education, this regulation also explains freedom of opinion and expression within the University environment. The problem in this research is the Chancellor of UIN Alaudin Makassar who issued Circular Letter Number 259 of 2024 concerning Provisions for Expressing Student Aspirations in this circular letter containing restrictions on opinions for students at UIN Alaudin Makassar, which this circular letter violates Article 19 of Law Number 12 of 2005 Concerning Ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Not only that, UIN Alaudin Makassar also dropped out 2 of its students who were carrying out demonstrations. This also cannot be justified if viewed from Law Number 12 of 2002 concerning Higher Education. The purpose of this writing is to present an analysis to the reader regarding the UIN Chancellor's Circular Letter Number 259 of 2024 Provisions for Expressing Student Aspirations when viewed from Article 19 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Law Number 12 of 2005 and also to present the results of the analysis regarding the Chancellor's Decision regarding the Drop Out that befell two UIN students who expressed their opinions were a form of threat and violation of the right to academic freedom. This authorship research method is normative juridical with a reference source of law. The theory used in this writing is the natural theory where from birth humans will have natural rights, one of the natural rights is the right to freedom of opinion. To maximize existing regulations, it would be better if the government was stricter in monitoring the practice of existing laws.