MOVING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL – OPPORTUNITY, CHALLENGE: A STUDY OF LAW #3 OF 2022 CONCERNING THE STATE CAPITAL

Abstract

The capital city is one of the important functions in a country. The capital city is considered the center of government, the center of the country, and describes the identity of the country. Since the independence of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945, the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia is located in Jakarta. In the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, the phrase the capital city of the state is only mentioned 2 (two) times and is not equipped with other definitions or explanations. The absence of a special regulation regarding the capital city of the country reflects the existence of a legal vacuum, which is why it is necessary to establish a regulation concerning the capital city of the country. The issue of relocating the national capital became one of the bases for the formation of regulations regarding the state capital, this is because Indonesia does not have regulations on how to determine or move the state capital.

Keywords

• national capital
• relocation
• center of government
• regulation
• legal vacuum