The Reconstruction of The Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) Regulations in The Formation of Regional Regulations Based on The Values of Justice

The position of the Regional People's Representative Council at the provincial and district/city levels essentially acts as a people's representative institution that exercises legislative power at the regional level. The purpose of research are: 1) analyze the DPRD’s authority in forming regional regulations lacking justice values; 2) identify weaknesses in regulatory authority; and 3) reconstruct DPRD authority based on justice values. The research uses a constructivist paradigm, the research applies a normative legal approach and descriptive method. Data sources include primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. This research uses analysis of legal materials to assess DPRD legislation’s alignment with justice principles. The result of research are: 1) DPRD’s authority in forming regional regulations lacks justice values, with unclear roles between DPRD and regional government; 2) Weaknesses include unclear legal substance, structural flaws from Ministry annulments, and legal culture where compliance is driven by tradition, not legal understanding; 3) Reconstruction aligns DPRD’s authority with justice values by clarifying roles, strengthening legal foundations, and promoting genuine public participation based on legal awareness. Norm reconstruction of DPRD’s authority in forming regional regulations based on justice values refers to Law No. 9/2015 Article 101(1) and Law No. 23/2014 Article 236(4) on Regional Government.