LOCAL LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING IN THE UNITARY STATES: A COMPARISON BETWEEN INDONESIA AND PHILIPPINES
Abstract: Local authorities
can be found in federal and unitary states. It is the spearhead of the states
to enhance a more prosperous and democratic society which provides a range of
services in the daily basis. This essay attempts to look at how the national
government in unitary states designs local bill-drafting process by doing
comparative analysis between Indonesia and Philippines using bill drafting
process by Seidmans. By looking at the bill drafting process this essay is trying
to figure out the variation of coordination between elements in the local
government. Philippines, in this comparative study applied a more radical
distribution of power than Indonesia. In Indonesia, however, the relation
between the local legislative and executive in the bill-drafting process shows
a weak separation. This article conclude that by figuring out the variation of
coordination between elements in the local government, at least in Indonesia and
Philippines it is seen that coordinated activities in the local legislative
process reflects the chosen methods of distributing power taken by the states.
Author: Ekawestri Prajwalita
Widiati
Journal Code: jphukumgg130025
