Handling of Covid-19 as a Non-Natural Disaster in Indonesia
Qurrata Ayuni, Fitra Arsil, Satya Arinanto, Maria Farida Indrati, Fatmawati

Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia

Abstract

This paper analyzes how Indonesia is handling global Covid-19 pandemic. This paper focuses on decision of the Indonesian Government to determine the Covid-19 pandemic as a non-natural national disaster. It addresses the questions: is the determination of the status of a non-natural national disaster adequate and consistently used in handling Covid-19 in Indonesia? to answer this question, this paper employed juridical normative by exploring the regulations and institutional approaches during the pandemic. This paper indicates three points- first, there is an institutional problem with multi leading sectors. Second, the lack of formal clarity - the regulatory materials are overlapping and too bureaucratic. Third, the lack of supervision as part of checks and balances from other branches of power. This paper is essential as part of the evaluation and lessons learned for better handling of Covid-19 in the future.

Keywords: Covid-19, Non-Natural National Disaster, the Indonesian Government

Topic: Law