Legal Politics of The Establishment of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2017 Concerning Amendments to Law Number 17 of 2013 Concerning Community Organizations

Abstract

Government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) is one type of legislation that is included in the hierarchy of laws and regulations in force in Indonesia. Related to the above, in mid-2017 President Joko Widodo signed a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2017 concerning Amendments to Law Number 17 of 2013 concerning Community Organizations. The government in its statement provided arguments related to the issuance of the Perppu, namely; first, the  Perppu was issued in the framework of the government's duty to protect the entire nation and the spilled blood of Indonesia; the two  community organizations (community organizations) in Indonesia which currently reach 344,039 community organizations; Third, the  reality is that currently, there are activities of community organizations (community organizations) that are contrary to Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to be able to explore concrete information about legal politics carried out by the government in the formation of Perppu No. 2 of 2017. The research method used in writing this journal is juridical-normative legal research which only emphasizes the study of documents, the legal sources used are laws and regulations, court decisions or decrees, contracts / agreements / contracts, legal theories and opinions of scholars. That a Perppu must be seen from its purpose first before the Perppu is formed into a part of laws and regulations. That the government makes efforts to restore mass organizations as their original purpose and does not deviate from this by making the latest Perppu related to mass organizations. That the government has taken the right steps by making Perppu No. 2 of 2017 by prioritizing legal steps to change conditions in society which proves the law as a tool of social mobilization.