Advocate is a respectful professional (officium nobile), in which in
conducting the professional they are free, self-managed and responsible. They
perform honest, fair trial that having legal certainty for all justice seeker. In
conducting the professional, an advocate has norm that should be obeyed, namely
Ethic Code of Advocate. The code is the highest law to do profession that ensures
and protect, as well as bring to each advocate to be fair and responsible in
conducting their profession either to client, trial, partner, country or to people, and
especially to themselves. However, implementation of the Code is not suitable to
the fact because it frequently occurs deviances. In relation to advocate in trial
mafia, it indicated that Ethic Code of Advocate did not function as ruled and also
indicated lower morality of the advocate. It go far away from mention of the
respectful, noble profession (officium nobile). Based on the fact, then writer
studied the research concerning role and function of the Ethic Code to prevent
Advocate’s malpractice.
This research was normative, focused on positive law such as the
regulation and Ethic Code of Advocate. Based on the study, it was expected that
Ethic Code could be enact in real and could destruct practices of advocate mafia
in trial.