Application of the Principle of Public Interest in Policy Making for the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Principle of public interest stated explicitly in the fourth paragraph of the Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia (UUD 1945), is that the Indonesian government guarantees the safety of all its people. All policies taken by the government must base by the UUD 1945, especially policies on case Covid-19. Considering to pandemic issued of Covid-19, The government coercive policies that is Presidential Regulation Number 14 of 2021 Concerning Vaccine Procumbent and Vaccination Implementation in the Context of Overcoming the Covid-19 Pandemic. Research’s will analysis how Government takes a policy for reducing the spread of the Covid-19 within principle of public interest. Primary, secondary, and tertiary legal material will used on this normative research. Results of the study are every policy taken by the government in reducing the spread of the Covid-19 always indicates pros and cons, but in deciding this the government still relies on the principle of public interest in order to protect the entire community. Regulation that accommodates of the negatively affected by policy which stated dealing with the spread of the Covid-19 must establish by government, with reference to the urgent priority scale in the community.