JURNAL MEDIA HUKUM Vol. 30, No. 1, June 2023 P-ISSN: 0854-8919, E-ISSN: 2503-1023 Nationally Accredited Journal, Decree MoHE No. 148/M/KPT/2020. https://dx.doi.org/10.18196/jmh.v30i1.14813 jmh@umy.ac.id Public Participation in the Law-Making Process in Indonesia Dodi Jaya Wardana 1* , Sukardi 2 , Radian Salman 3 1 Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik, Indonesia 1,2,3 Faculty of Law, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: dodijayawardana@umg.ac.id ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Democracy; corruption eradication commission; Indonesia; law-making; public participation How to cite: Wardana, D. J., Sukardi., & Salman, R. (2023). Public Participation in the Law-Making Process in Indonesia.Jurnal Media Hukum, 30(1), 66-77 Article History: Received: 10-08-2022 Reviewed: 10-11-2022 Revised: 03-03-2023 Accepted: 12-03-2023 Participation from the general public is an essential component that must be taken into account during the legislative process. It is essential to the operation of laws in a country and includes the participation of society in the legislative process. This is particularly important in terms of the rule of law, the hierarchy of legal norms, and the operation of the law in its entirety. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the significance of public participation in the legislative process in Indonesia as well as the potential repercussions of excluding this procedure from the legislative process. For the purpose of carrying out this research, normative legal research that takes both a statutory and conceptual strategy was utilized. According to the findings, public participation offers a variety of possibilities for involvement, in accordance with the requirements of Article 96 of Law Number 11 of 2012 on the Formation of Regulations (UU P3). Due to this, the importance of public participation cannot be overstated, despite the restricted channels through which members of the public can communicate their thoughts and goals. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18196/jmh.v30i1.14813 1. Introduction Law is a form of communication between the government and the public. As such, the norms regulated need to be clear and be without any error during the law-making process. In this process, one crucial element is the existence of public participation, which is a right that should be accomplished in the preparatory and explanatory stages of law-making process. 1 In relation to the existence of public participation in law-making process, Article 96 of Law Number 11 of 2012 explained that the public had the right to entirely provide input at every stage of law- making process. This shows that public has a right to participate in the law-making process. 2 Two interrelated elements are observed, namely process and substance. In this case, the process is a mechanism that needs to be transparently performed, subsequently leading to 1 Critical Theory and Society A Reader, ed. by Stephen Eric Bronner and Douglas Mackay Kellner (Routledge, 2020) https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003059509 2 Constitutionalism and Democracy, ed. by Richard Bellamy (Routledge, 2017) https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315095455