The Existence of DKI Jakarta's Special Status as the Capital of Indonesia after the Ratification of the State Capital Law

Abstract

Jakarta Province has a special autonomous status as a Special Capital Region after Law Number 10 of 1964. DKI Jakarta's journey as the Capital of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) has not been spared from various problems ranging from social, political, economic to ecological. On August 16, 2019, President Joko Widodo through his State of the Union address conveyed that regarding the transfer of the capital which was followed by the promulgation of the IKN Bill through Law Number 3 of 2023. Therefore, this article aims to find out the basis for special regulation of DKI Jakarta and the special status of DKI Jakarta after the existence of the Law. Number 3 of 2022. This research uses the normative legal research method or the statute approach. The results of this study are, first, the Special status of DKI Jakarta is regulated in Law Number 29 of 2007 concerning the Provincial Government of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta as the Capital of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, which revokes Law Number 34 of 1999. Second, the specialization of DKI Jakarta will continue valid as long as there has not been a Presidential Decree regarding the transfer of the State Capital from the Province of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta to the Capital of the Archipelago, no later than 2 (two) years after the promulgation of Law Number 3 of 2022.