Transformation of Political Configuration of Antitrust and Business Competition Law in Indonesia (Study in The New Order Era to The Era of Reform)

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VII, July 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Transformation of Political Configuration of Antitrust and Business Competition Law in Indonesia (Study in The New Order Era to The Era of Reform)

Apectriyas Zihaningrum
Master Program of Law, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract: – This research aims to find out about the transformation in the political configuration of antitrust and business competition during the new order era and the influences it brought to the current political configuration in Indonesia. The methods used in this research is the doctrinal law or normative perspective. The data source in this research consists of document studies or literature studies with the analysis of deductible legal materials. From the results of this research, it is known that the changes of legal political configuration in the era of new order to the era of reform has a big influence in making the legal position of business competition become democratic responsive. The transformation in political configuration gives an impact to the legal product it yields due to reflection of the political configuration itself.

Keywords: Political Configuration, New Order, Reform, Business Competition.

I. INTRODUCTION

Antitrust and unfair business competition law is one of the most important laws in creating a seamless running business world, especially to crack down on the phenomenon of competition law violations that often occur in Indonesia. Violation of competition law is merely a form of nature dishonesty, greed and moral degradation in the economy world of a nation. Therefore, a healthy economic competition in some countries would be necessary to create a good environment for national development, as mandated by The 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.

In Indonesia’s history, antitrust practices and unfair competition have been around for a long time, precisely at the time of the Dutch East Indies in Indonesia. R Supomo in his book “The Political History of Customary Law of Age of VOC to The Year 1848″, states that antritrust practices officially first began on March 20, 1602, when the Dutch government grant (octrooi) for the trade itself (monopoly) on VOC in Indonesia (East Indies) ” ,

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