Indonesian legal databases are still scattered in various agencies. Indonesia’s legal database, both qualitative and quantitative, is very important for legal research, especially law and economics. The issue discussed is how to encourage the Indonesian legal database. This research is descriptive-analytical that aimed at expressing a problem or situation or event as it is so that it can reveal the actual facts.
Throughout the time, the Government of Indonesia has put a lot of effort to address the issue of lack of legal certainty in Indonesia. One measure that has been taken is to increase the accessibility of legislation through the establishment of National Legal Information and Documentation Network (JDIHN). This article will look into legal documentation best practices in other jurisdiction, the Australian Federal Register of Legislation that publishes Consolidated Version of Acts, referring to Venice Commission, as an inspiration to pick up relevant and applicable principles that can be used to enhance legal certainty.
In the free market era, the relationship between producers as entrepreneurs and consumers is increasingly open. The Government intervention to regulate this relationship needs more attention through the consumer protection system. In running their businesses, the entrepreneurs need to adhere more to business ethics.
Regulatory organization is one of the items in the Second Legal Reform initaitive under Jokowi’s administration. There are 3 (three) priorities in this area, namely: (1) quality lawmaking; (2) evaluating all problematic laws and regulations; and (3) developing an integrated legal repository. The latter is important for 2 (two) reasons: First, to meet legal provisions. Second, to provide easy information access of laws and regulations to the public. As one of the countries competing to attract investment as a means to grow its national economy, it is time for Indonesia to have its own legal framework that addresses issues surrounding Private International Law (PIL).