Open research questions in Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia

What the literature leaves open

• The study identifies a gap in the existing literature on customary forest rights in Indonesia, specifically the lack of empirical analysis of post-recognition governance. The study highlights the need for further research on the governance implications of recognizing customary forest rights and the development of effective regulatory mechanisms to support substantive rights exercise.

  Regional Regulation as a Constitutional Bridge for Indigenous Forest Governance in Lebong · 2026 · DOI

• Diperlukan penelitian lebih lanjut untuk mengembangkan rekonstruksi hukum yang integratif dan berkeadilan. Penelitian tentang dampak kewarganegaraan terhadap akses ekonomi dan perlindungan sosial perlu dilakukan untuk memperkuat pemahaman tentang kesadaran hukum dan keadilan sosial.

  Rekontruksi Kesadaran Hukum dan Keadilan Sosial : Integrasi Hukum Ekonomi, Digital, Perdata, Pidana, dan Tata Negara melalui Hak Kewarganegaraan dan Islamic Sociological Jurisprudence Theory · 2026 · DOI

• The development of the modern legal system tends to be sectoral, formalistic, and not fully responsive to social change, unequal access to justice, and digital transformation. The lack of a comprehensive approach to integrating different legal branches is a significant gap in prior work.

  Rekontruksi Kesadaran Hukum dan Keadilan Sosial : Integrasi Hukum Ekonomi, Digital, Perdata, Pidana, dan Tata Negara melalui Hak Kewarganegaraan dan Islamic Sociological Jurisprudence Theory · 2026 · DOI

• Penelitian ini mengidentifikasi kesenjangan dalam pengembangan sistem penindakan berbasis laporan digital. Penelitian ini mengidentifikasi kesenjangan dalam pengembangan kerangka due process digital untuk penegakan peraturan daerah.

  Tinjauan Hukum terhadap Pemanfaatan Teknologi Digital dalam Pelaporan dan Penindakan Pelanggaran Peraturan Daerah di Kota Batam · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies the challenge of balancing state regulatory sovereignty with the need to protect foreign investors. The research highlights the challenge of ensuring legal certainty and the protection of foreign investors in the context of rapid regulatory changes and international trade disputes.

  Perlindungan Hukum Investor Asing dalam Industri Hilirisasi Nikel Indonesia Pasca UU Cipta Kerja · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies challenges in the implementation of Living Law, including ideological, human rights, formal, territorial, justice, and sanction boundaries. The study highlights the need for codifying customary norms into regional regulations.

  Pemberlakuan Living Law pada Masyarakat Bromo Tengger Semeru di Wilayah Tosari Kabupaten Pasuruan berdasarkan Jangkauan Asas Legalitas KUHP Nasional · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies the challenge of holding corporations accountable for illegal pharmaceutical distribution. The study identifies the challenge of implementing effective regulations on pharmaceutical distribution. The study identifies the challenge of balancing the need for strict regulations with the need for corporate freedom.

  Pertanggungjawaban Pidana Korporasi atas Peredaran Sediaan Farmasi Ilegal: Perbandingan Sanksi KUHP dan UU Kesehatan · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies the lack of transparency, limited oversight, and misalignment with local cultural values as challenges in the implementation of CSR in ILLC. The study highlights the need for effective oversight mechanisms for CSR in ILLC. The study addresses the difficulty in achieving continuous compliance in CSR.

  Indonesia's New Corporate Activity Reporting Obligation: Effectiveness in CSR Oversight and Its Implications for Individual Limited Liability Companies · 2026 · DOI

• Weak orientation toward development missions. Limited capacity of implementing agencies. Suboptimal integration of good governance principles into procurement.

  Transforming Government Procurement of Goods and Services Based on Mission-Driven Principles to Improve the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Local Government Finances in Indonesia · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies challenges in the implementation of the partnership agreement, including hambatan teknis, hambatan administratif, and hambatan institusional. The study highlights the need for careful planning and negotiation in partnership agreements.

  Pelaksanaan Perjanjian Kerjasama Sistem Operasional (KSO) Hardware Simrs Antara RSUD Kota Prabumulih Dengan CV Prudentawira Tech · 2026 · DOI

• One challenge is the difficulty in determining the extent of bank liability for customer losses. Another challenge is the need to balance the interests of banks and customers in case of disputes.

  The Application of the Contributory Negligence Doctrine in Determining Bank Liability for Customer Losses · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies challenges in implementing the free education policy, including administrative and technical problems. The study highlights the need for coordination between provincial and school-level officials.

  Implementation of the Governor's Policy on Free Education in Improving the Quality of State Vocational High School Education in Banten Province, Indonesia · 2026 · DOI

• Limited institutional capacity. Low public participation. Pressures from development and modernization. Keterbatasan kapasitas kelembagaan. Kurangnya sumber daya manusia dan pendanaan. Lemahnya koordinasi antarinstansi.

  IMPLEMENTASI HUKUM CAGAR BUDAYA PERSPEKTIF HUKUM ADAT DAYAK KALIMANTAN TENGAH · 2026 · DOI

• The status of virtual goods as legal objects is unclear. The regulation of virtual goods in practice is still dominated by standard contracts that tend to place users in a weak position. The aspect of legal responsibility does not fully provide adequate protection for users.

  Rekonstruksi Hukum Perikatan dalam Transaksi Virtual Goods terhadap Status Kepemilikan dan Tanggung Jawab Para Pihak · 2026 · DOI

• The lack of clarity regarding the concept of ‘genuine use’ in Indonesian trade mark law. The inconsistency in the application of the law within judicial practice. The need for a more efficient and effective mechanism for the cancellation of unused trade marks.

  Legal Reconstruction of the Cancellation of Unused Trademarks: A Study of Commercial Court Judgments and Supreme Court Decisions · 2026 · DOI

• The heritage's communally developed nature makes conventional Intellectual Property Rights regimes insufficient. The need for appropriate legal protection to support the creative economy.

  Perlindungan HKI Terhadap Kuliner Tradisional Melayu Tanjungpinang Dalam Perspektif Ekonomi Kreatif · 2026 · DOI

• The decentralized, anonymous, and cross-border characteristics of cryptocurrency pose challenges for regulators and policymakers - The lack of a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrency poses challenges for addressing the threats posed by cryptocurrency - The study identifies the need for a constitutional sovereignty framework to address the challenges posed by cryptocurrency

  Ancaman Terhadap Kedaulatan Moneter dalam Fenomena Mata Uang Digital Cryptocurrency: Analisis Konstitusional Berdasarkan UUD 1945 · 2026 · DOI

• The challenges faced in the implementation of regional autonomy. The need to balance regional autonomy with national interests. The challenge of ensuring that regional autonomy leads to increased regional independence.

  Advantages and Disadvantages of Implementing a Regional Autonomy System on the Independence of a Region · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies the complexity of SAKIP studies from the perspectives of implementation, performance measurement, information technology, and human resources. The study highlights the need to develop more effective SAKIP implementation strategies.

  MAPPING THE RESEARCH LANDSCAPE OF SAKIP IN INDONESIA: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS · 2026 · DOI

• Administrative problems, deforestation risks, land conflicts, and unbalanced relationships between the government, corporations, and Indigenous communities. Fragmented licensing data, limited institutionalization, litigation risks, and insufficient integration of Indigenous communities.

  Collaborative Governance in Palm Oil Permit Enforcement: Anti-Corruption Supervision, Indigenous Rights, and Sustainable Development in West Papua · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies a gap in the existing literature regarding the legal liability of sellers in banking financing transactions.

  Pertanggungjawaban Hukum Penjual Atas Objek Jual Beli Yang Dijadikan Agunan Pembiayaan Perbankan (Studi Putusan Nomor 21/Pdt.G/2024/PN Pwr) · 2026 · DOI

• Passive service approaches. Limited laboratory equipment. Double administrative recording burdens.

  ANALISA DESKRIPTIF TANTANGAN IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM PEMERIKSAAN KESEHATAN GRATIS (PKG) DI UPTD BLUD PUSKESMAS PRINGGARATA TAHUN 2026 · 2026 · DOI

• Regulatory disharmony. Limited human resource capacity. Capital constraints. Inadequate supervision mechanisms.

  Problematika Implementasi Koperasi Merah Putih dalam Penguatan Ekonomi Kerakyatan di Indonesia · 2026 · DOI

• Regulatory inconsistencies. Lack of technical instruments. Prolonged waiting lists.

  Analisis Yuridis Kekosongan Hukum Batas Waktu Penanganan Kanker dalam Sistem Rujukan BPJS Kesehatan · 2026 · DOI

• The paper identifies political dynamics and economic interests as inhibiting factors in healthcare regulatory harmonization with Pancasila values, but does not analyze specific cases of regulatory capture, lobbying activities, or competing economic interests that have prevented JKN legislation from accommodating social justice and humanitarian principles.

  Regulatory Harmonization in Healthcare Services and the Implementation of Pancasila Values in the National Health Insurance Era · 2026 · DOI

Most-cited papers in Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia

• Legal comparison of the use of telemedicine between Indonesia and the United States · International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare · 2022 · 20 citations
• Living beyond borders: the international legal framework to protecting rights to health of Indonesian illegal migrant workers in Malaysia · International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care · 2024 · 12 citations
• Policy design, non-design, and anti-design: the regulation of e-cigarettes in Indonesia · Policy Studies · 2020 · 10 citations
• How effective is institutional quality for the creation of small & medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia? · Economics & Sociology · 2021 · 9 citations
• Countering illegal tin mining with a legal formulation of law based on local wisdom in Bangka Belitung, Indonesia · Cogent Social Sciences · 2024 · 8 citations
• The Exploitation of Indigenous Communities by Commercial Actors: Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expression · Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies · 2021 · 7 citations
• Inclusive rights to protect communal intellectual property: Indonesian perspective on its new government regulation · Cogent Social Sciences · 2023 · 6 citations
• Affliction in the post Palu disaster: State failure to implement human rights standard on disaster management · Cogent Social Sciences · 2023 · 6 citations
• Legal breakthrough of the Indonesian job creation law for ease, protection, and empowerment of MSMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic · Cogent Social Sciences · 2022 · 5 citations
• Land Rights in the Land Law System in Indonesia According to the Basic Agrarian Law Number 5 of 1960 · Journal Of Social Research · 2023 · 5 citations

Most recent work

• Regulatory Harmonization in Healthcare Services and the Implementation of Pancasila Values in the National Health Insurance Era · Pancasila Jurnal Keindonesiaan · 2026
• Muhammadiyah as an Agent of Social Engineering in Perspective of Development Law Theory · The Indonesian Journal of International Clinical Legal Education · 2026
• Analisis Hukum Peran Artificial Intelligence (AI) dalam Penyelesaian Sengketa Bisnis di Era Digitalisasi · AHKAM · 2026
• Model Penyelesaian Sengketa Medis antara Bidan dan Pasien dalam Sistem Hukum Kesehatan Nasional · Blantika Multidisciplinary Journal · 2026
• Pancasila as Constitutional Soft Power in Indonesia's International Legal Diplomacy · Indonesian Journal of Pancasila and Global Constitutionalism · 2026
• Krisis Sunyi Diskriminasi di Kalangan Tenaga Kesehatan: Ketimpangan yang Menggerus Mutu Pelayanan Publik · Jurnal Ventilator · 2026
• HUBUNGAN UNDANG-UNDANG PERSEROAN TERBATAS DENGAN GOOD GOVERNANCE DALAM DUNIA BISNIS · Iqtishaduna: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Hukum Ekonomi Syari'ah · 2026
• POTENSI PERLUASAN KEWENANGAN KONSTITUSIONAL PRESIDEN DALAM PENANDATANGANAN PERJANJIAN INTERNASIONAL BOARD OF PEACE · SULTAN ADAM: Jurnal Hukum dan Sosial · 2026
• Legal Status of Pharmacists in Indonesia: A Normative Analysis of Pharmaceutical Regulation · Jurnal Riseta Soshum · 2026
• Fragmentasi Regulasi ESG di Indonesia dan Upaya Kepastian Hukum Serta Daya Saing dalam Perspektif Komparatif Singapura · Journal of Comprehensive Science · 2026

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