Village Laws Dilemma: What Can the Village of Indonesia Do?

Abstract

The enactment of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages (Village Law) has a significant impact on changing the position of the village from just the administrative area under the district to the entity that has the right to regulate and manage self-government affairs. Based on the initiative of the local community. Village problems that arise must be balanced with the implementation of principles that are the reference as contained in the explanation of article 24 letter d of the Village Law. One of them is in the principle of openness, namely the right of the community to obtain information that is true, honest and non-discriminatory about the administration of the Village Government. By continuing to pay attention to the provisions of the legislation. This study aims to conduct a study and formulate transparency that can be used by villages in the implementation of village governance. The research method used is a normative research method. with a statute approach. The results of the study show that efforts to empower the village community are one manifestation of accountability from the village administration to the policies and decisions that have been taken.