Measuring the Effectiveness of Ministry of Law Authority in Harmonizing Draft Regional Regulations for Cities

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the Ministry of Law’s authority to harmonize Draft Regional Regulations of Mataram City following the enactment of Article 58 paragraph (2) and Article 97D of Law Number 13 of 2022 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 12 of 2011 on the Formation of Laws and Regulations. This research employs a normative-empirical method, utilizing statutory, conceptual, and sociological approaches. The findings indicate that the exercise of the Ministry of Law’s authority in harmonizing Draft Regional Regulations of Mataram City has not been effective. This is because such authority is limited to the issuance of a harmonization completion letter, without the power to ensure that the harmonization results are implemented by the Regional Government. Furthermore, there are no legal consequences if the Ministry of Law fails to conduct the harmonization process upon a request submitted by the Regional Government.