The Urgency of the Omnibus Law in Accelerating the Harmonization of Legislation in Indonesia

Abstract

Empirical facts show that there are 42 thousand laws and regulations in Indonesia. As a result, there are many overlapping regulations, both in the same hierarchical level and / or with the regulations below. This condition makes the Omnibus Law urgency in statutory regulations. Omnibus Law is one of the important alternative choices by harmonizing legislation. The Omnibus Law is an umbrella law because it regulates thoroughly and then has power over other rules. Stufenbau theory, the legal system and the operation of law are the basis for analysis that the harmonization of the Omnibus law becomes a protector for executives (implementing legislation) who will innovate and create divine justice in economic progress and investment. The implementation of the concept of omnibus law in Indonesia is a hierarchical order of linear legislation with Law Number 15 of 2019 concerning the Formation of Legislations. The form of a law is not a basic law, but a law which is equivalent to other laws, which all or part of the provisions are amended or abolished by making new norms.

An ontology-based knowledge representation using OWL for Indonesian local regulations

“…The harmonization problems include overlapping and inconsistent legislation, unclear legislation formulation, and hampered implementation [3]. The harmonization process is carried out vertically and horizontally.…”

“…12 of 2011 [1] to address such inconsistencies. However, this process requires significant resources, including time, human expertise, and cost [3]. To streamline this process, a software system would be immensely helpful in that it can provide recommendations to relevant stakeholders due to legislation inconsistencies.…”

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“…Of course, things as a basis for realizing people's prosperity and general welfare such as opening jobs, improving the quality of the people's economy and for income by the state as income for further development both infrastructure development, economic development and better human development. (Rodiyah & Utari, 2021) In realizing the provisions above, certain aspects are needed to support the embodiment that can occur. One of them is through the legal aspect.…”