Opini • 19 Aug 2023

Does the Quality of Democracy Correlate with the Environment?

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Legal Literacy - This writing aims to demonstrate the relationship between democracy and the environment in supporting policymaking in Indonesia within the framework of sustainable development, and how...

Legal Materials • 13 Aug 2023

Overriding the Non-Retroactive Principle in Legislation

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Legal Literacy - This article discusses the overriding of the non-retroactive principle in legislation. Is it possible to apply the overriding of the non-retroactive principle? Let's look at the explanation...

Opini • 09 Mar 2024

Is a Nominee Arrangement Allowed in Cooperative Asset Ownership?

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This article discusses Nominee Arrangement in Cooperative Asset Ownership, the gap between regulations related to the recording of Cooperative assets and the practices in the field which are still be...

Opini • 09 Mar 2024

Is Nominee Arrangement Permissible in Co-operative Asset Ownership?

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This article discusses the Nominee Arrangement in the Ownership of Cooperative Assets, the gap between regulations related to the recording of assets owned by Cooperatives and practices in the field t...

Opini • 21 May 2024

An Examination of “Forcing Urgency” in the Job Creation Law as an Element of the Enactment of State Emergency Law

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This article discusses the correlation between a State of Emergency and Government Regulation in Lieu of Law as a legal product born from a forcing urgency.

Opini • 27 Jan 2026

Haphazard Legislation: Authoritarianism Cloaked in Law

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Haphazard legislation reveals procedural authoritarianism, oligarchic dominance, and the collapse of democracy in the formation of laws.

Legal Materials • 05 Aug 2025

Das Sein and Das Sollen: Understanding the Gap Between Legal Rules and Reality in Indonesia

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"The regulation is good, but the practice on the ground is a big zero!" Literasi Hukum - We may often hear or even say the sentence above. When seeing a motorcycle rider going against...

Opini • 18 Aug 2025

E-commerce Tax Targeting MSMEs: Who Benefits the State, Who Loses?

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E-commerce tax requires MSMEs to pay 0.5% income tax on turnover. This policy expands the state's tax base, but has the potential to increase the administrative burden.

Opini • 19 Oct 2025

Foreign Workers Permit Abolished by the Job Creation Law: A Serious Threat to Local Workers?

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The Job Creation Law eliminates foreign worker permits, now only requiring a Foreign Worker Utilization Plan (RPTKA). This policy is considered to facilitate investment but threatens local workers.

Opini • 11 Feb 2026

Machinations of (Not) Direct Regional Elections: Democracy on the Brink

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The discourse on changing the mechanism for electing regional heads from direct to indirect through the Regional People's Representative Assembly has been going on for a long time.