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Harmonization between National Policy and Regional Regulations in Solid Waste Management in Indonesia: A Normative-Empirical Legal Analysis

Jambura Law Review · Vol. UME No. 2 (2025) · pp. 726–765

DOI
10.33756/jlr.v7i2.31141
ISSN
2656-0461, 2654-9255
Published
2025-08-10
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Gorontalo
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

Indonesia’s solid waste management framework continues to face persistent legal and institutional challenges in harmonizing national policies with regional regulations within a decentralized governance structure. Despite the enactment of Law No. 18 of 2008 and subsequent regulatory instruments up to 2023, existing legal scholarship remains largely descriptive, focusing on compliance rather than addressing normative and institutional fragmentation particularly the misalignment between Law No. 18/2008 on Waste Management and Law No. 23/2014 on Regional Government. This study aims to fill that gap by employing a normative-empirical legal approach that combines doctrinal analysis with field-based interviews involving five key stakeholders from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, provincial agencies, and legal experts. These structural weaknesses undermine policy coherence and highlight the limitations of relying solely on legal standardization. Drawing on decentralization theory and multi-level governance frameworks, this article offers two key contributions. First, it proposes the establishment of a National Regional Harmonization Council for Solid Waste Governance (NRHC–SWG) as a statutory mechanism to enhance vertical coordination. Second, it introduces the Multi-Level Governance Harmonization Index (MLGHI) as an evaluative model to assess coherence across normative, institutional, and operational dimensions. These prescriptive and analytical innovations aim to clarify the constitutional boundaries of regional autonomy under Article 18 of the 1945 Constitution, strengthen institutional synergy, and advance regulatory integration for sustainable solid waste governance in Indonesia.

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  • Hasanuddin University
  • Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari
  • University of Leeds
  • National University of Malaysia
  • Universitas Prof. Dr. Hazairin SH.
  • Universitas Halu Oleo
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Muhammad Saleh TajuddinAffiliation unknown11
Hariyanto HariyantoAffiliation unknown6
Ahmad MasumAffiliation unknown4
Andi Tenri YeyengAffiliation unknown3
Nur AzisaHasanuddin University2
M. Aris MunandarAffiliation unknown2
Arnita Pratiwi ArifinAffiliation unknown2
MaskunAffiliation unknown2
Rasyikah Md KhalidAffiliation unknown2
Hanim KamaruddinNational University of Malaysia2
Siti Nurhaliza BachrilHasanuddin University2
Muhammad AnugerahAffiliation unknown2
Zulhilmi PaidiAffiliation unknown2
Aminuddin IlmarAffiliation unknown2
Harlida Abdul WahabAffiliation unknown2
Muhammad MutawalliAffiliation unknown2
Radillah KhaeranyUniversity of Leeds1
Lestari DaswanInstitut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari1
Markoni MarkoniUniversitas Prof. Dr. Hazairin SH.1
Rafika Nurul Hamdani RamliAffiliation unknown1
Tri Fenny WidayantiAffiliation unknown1
Muhammad Zulfan HakimAffiliation unknown1
Syamsuddin MuchtarHasanuddin University1
Audyna Mayasari MuinHasanuddin University1
- BudiyantoUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Nurul Hidayat Ab RahmanAffiliation unknown1
Syamsul RijalAffiliation unknown1
Nurul Hidayat Ab RahmanAffiliation unknown1
Redwan YasinAffiliation unknown1
Athirah Mohd AnuarAffiliation unknown1
Ratnawati RatnawatiHasanuddin University1
Mustika MustikaAffiliation unknown1
Supardi SalamAffiliation unknown1
Andi Pangerang MoentaAffiliation unknown1
Irma WahyuniAffiliation unknown1

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