Menakar Keberpihakan Negara terhadap Pesantren melalui Pengesahan UU Nomor 18 Tahun 2019

One of the state alignments is to realize the mandate of the constitution in impartial regulation. Pesantren has an important role in the national life. However, so far pesantren has not been recognized as it should be. UU No. 18/2019 is a form of state recognition to pesantren. The five important points that show the state alignments to pesantren in UU No. 18/2019 are: access and recognition to pesantren. recognition of the academic tradition of pesantren, maintaining the peculiarities of pesantren, maintaining the independence of pesantren, maintaining national commitment. This research is qualitative research. This research uses descriptive method with juridical analysis approach. This paper aims to understand the direction of state policy and its impartiality towards pesantren through the ratification UU No. 18/2019.

Keywords: State Alignments, Pesantren, UU No.18/2019