Safeguarding Electoral Integrity in the Age of Disinformation: Legal Enforcement Challenges and the Ethics of Constitutional Democracy
Date Published : 4 June 2026
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Muhammad Asmawi
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Banten Jaya, Serang, Banten
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Dani Muhtada
Faculty of Law, University of Negeri Semarang, Semarang
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Martitah
Faculty of Law, University of Negeri Semarang, Semarang
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Muhammad Asmawi, M. A., Dani Muhtada, D. M., & Martitah, M. (2026). Safeguarding Electoral Integrity in the Age of Disinformation: Legal Enforcement Challenges and the Ethics of Constitutional Democracy. Lex Recente: Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Law, 2(1), 48-56. https://conference.uii.ac.id/isc/paper/view/669