Legal Principles for Public Service of Indonesia Based on the Act of Number of 25 of 2009

Abstract

The Government of Indonesia has enacted the Act of Number of 25 of 2009 on the Public Service. This act, in principle, as a legal guidance for Indonesia’s government administration in duty of governance by 1945 constitution’s preambul that the Indonesia State goal is to promote the general welfare. This goal can be only achieved if Indonesia government does performance duty of public service well. This research aims to study legal principles for public service of Indonesia based on the Act of Number of 25 of 2009. This research is a normative legal research, so method of research in using as part of its analysis, it applies legal conceptual approach and approach statutory law. The result of research shows that implementation for public service of Indonesia based on Act of Number of 25 of 2009, in perspective of legal principle, should be based on two principles. They are principle of simplicity and principle of clarity. Principle of simplicity means that  public service should be a mechanism which is not convoluted. While, principle of clarity of intention is all the public service model in Indonesia, should be held in a transparent and accountable so as to provide comfort and satisfaction for Indonesian people who enjoy the public services.

Keywords: Legal Principle, Public Service, and Indonesian People