Fragmentation of Authority in Mineral and Mineral Mining Licensing based on a Prismatic Legal Perspective
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Authority, Mining Licensing, Prismatic Law, DecentralizationAbstract
The governance of mineral and coal mining licensing in Indonesia shows that there is a tension between decentralization and centralization policies in state administrative law. After the amendment of the Mineral and Coal Law and the enactment of the Regional Government Law, the authority of mining licensing has undergone a significant shift from the local government to the central government. These changes have resulted in fragmentation of authority, disharmonization of regulations, unclear institutional coordination, and problems of legal certainty in national mining governance. This study aims to analyze the fragmentation of authority in mineral and mineral mining licensing based on the perspective of state administrative law and Fred W. Riggs' prismatic legal theory. This research is a normative legal research. The results of the study show that the centralization of mining licensing authority has not completely solved the governance problem, but has instead given birth to a new form of institutional fragmentation and administrative dualism. A prismatic legal perspective shows that Indonesia's mining governance shows the character of a transitional society characterized by the coexistence between modern law and patrimonial bureaucratic culture. This study found that the disharmonization of the distribution of authority leads to legal uncertainty, weak supervision, and decreased regional participation in natural resource management. The novelty of the research lies in the use of prismatic legal theory as a framework for analysis of the fragmentation of mining licensing authority in Indonesia.
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