Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

Handling of Covid-19 as a Non-Natural Disaster in Indonesia

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311700,
        author={Qurrata  Ayuni and Fitra  Arsil},
        title={Handling of Covid-19 as a Non-Natural Disaster in Indonesia },
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={BIS-HSS},
        year={2021},
        month={9},
        keywords={covid-19 non-natural national disaster the indonesian government},
        doi={10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311700}
    }
    
  • Qurrata Ayuni
    Fitra Arsil
    Year: 2021
    Handling of Covid-19 as a Non-Natural Disaster in Indonesia
    BIS-HSS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311700
Qurrata Ayuni1,*, Fitra Arsil1
  • 1: Constitutional Law Department, University of Indonesia, 16424, Indonesia
*Contact email: qurrataayuni@ui.ac.id

Abstract

This paper analyzes how Indonesia is handling the global Covid-19 pandemic. This paper focuses on the Indonesian Government's decision 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 effectively used in handling Covid-19 in Indonesia? to answer this question, this paper employed juridical normative by exploring the regulations and institutional approaches the pandemic. This paper indicates four points- first, there is a need to strengthen institutions and policies. Second, there is a need to clarify policies both in material and formal terms. Third, there are needs to be a centralization of policy implementers. Fourth, it is necessary to strengthen checks and balances from other branches of power. This paper is essential as part of the evaluation and lessons learned to handle Covid-19 better to produce optimal policies during emergencies