Definition and Characteristics of Legislation
📌 Legislation (perundang-undangan) refers to everything related to laws, encompassing both the process of creation and the resulting product.
✍️ Written regulations must contain legal norms, be generally binding, and be established by an authorized state institution or official.
⚙️ The process requires a set procedure, moving from planning and drafting to promulgation, not being established arbitrarily.

Foundations of Legislation
⚖️ Legislation requires three foundations: philosophical, ensuring justification (e.g., justification for a smoking-free zone promoting human rights).
🌍 The sociological foundation mandates that legal norms must reflect the general beliefs and legal awareness of the society they govern ("from, by, and for the people").
📜 The juridical foundation has two aspects: formal (norms must align with higher regulations in the hierarchy) and material (the substance/content must be appropriate for the regulation type).

Hierarchical Order of Legislation in Indonesia
⭐ The supreme source of law is Pancasila, serving as the state's foundation and ideology, against which all other regulations must be measured.
📜 The hierarchy, according to Law No. 12 of 2011, is: Pancasila $\rightarrow$ Preamble of the 1945 Constitution (as *staatsfundamentalnorm*) $\rightarrow$ 1945 Constitution $\rightarrow$ MPR Decrees $\rightarrow$ Laws (Undang-Undang) and Government Regulations in Lieu of Law (Perpu) $\rightarrow$ Government Regulations $\rightarrow$ Presidential Regulations $\rightarrow$ Regional Regulations (Provincial and Regency/City).
🏛️ Laws are formed by the DPR with Presidential approval, while Perpu are issued by the President during urgent necessity and must later be agreed upon by the DPR.

Legal Conflict Resolution and Student Tasks
⚔️ The Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi) is tasked with reviewing laws conflicting with the 1945 Constitution, while the Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) reviews regulations below the level of the law that conflict with higher laws.
🔬 Students are tasked with identifying and analyzing laws relevant to their field of study (e.g., health) to understand the rules governing interactions within society and the state.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Legislation is fundamentally rooted in philosophical, sociological, and juridical justifications.
➡️ The Preamble of the 1945 Constitution is unamendable as it contains the declaration of independence, state goals, and fundamental norms.
➡️ Regional Regulations require approval from the central government representative (Minister or Governor) before official promulgation, ensuring alignment with higher laws.

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