Students Demonstration as a Constitutional Rights According to the Act Number 9 of 1998 the Freedom of Expression in Public

Student demonstrations are conducted to express opinions or ideas to improve the life of the community. This article analyses the practice of student demonstration in the city of Pekanbaru whether it has been conducted in accordance on Act Number 9 of 1998 on the FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN PUBLIC. The research method used in this article is the method of Sociology of law. Data are obtained from primary, secondary and tertiary were analyzed inductively. The results of the analysis found student demonstrations in Pekanbaru is still not effective in accordance to Act Number 9 of 1998. The study found that students are unlikely to report of any future plans of demonstration to the authority, student demonstrations exceeds the time limit that has been set according to the law, and student demonstrations is disruptive and tend to be anarchist.