The Legal Politics of Transforming United Nations Resolution A/RES/70/1 on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into National Law and Its Impact on Regional Development Planning from the Perspective of International Law

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10.2991/978-2-38476-519-5_33How to use a DOI?

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Legal Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Regional Development Planning

Abstract

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), established by UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/70/1, represents a worldwide commitment that needs inclusion in national legal and policy institutions, including those of Indonesia. This paper examines Indonesia’s legal policy concerning the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), concentrating on two primary aspects: the selection of legal instruments from an International Law perspective and their impact on National Law; and the implications of the conceptual integration of the SDGs on regional development planning. This research utilises normative juridical methodology and incorporates theoretical, philosophical, and constitutional frameworks, relying on qualitative analysis of primary legal documents, such as the United Nations Resolution, the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, and pertinent domestic regulations, in addition to secondary legal literature. The findings suggest that United Nations Resolution A/RES/70/1 is non-binding soft law. Indonesia’s decision to implement the SDGs through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) is considered inadequate, as it circumvents legislative participation in budgeting and supervision, thus establishing the SDGs as an executive-dominated policy. This hierarchical approach has significantly influenced regional development planning. The hierarchical structure of the National Development Planning System (SPPN) has required modifications to Regional Medium-Term Development Plans (RPJMD), frequently compromising locally determined goals that correspond with the visions and missions of democratically elected regional leaders. This technique of putting the SDGs into action has usually not worked to promote meaningful integration at the local level. The fact that Indonesia’s place in global SDG accomplishment rankings hasn’t changed shows that this strategy isn’t very effective.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Pangajoman
AU  - Emmy Latifah
AU  - Waluyo Waluyo
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/29
TI  - The Legal Politics of Transforming United Nations Resolution A/RES/70/1 on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into National Law and Its Impact on Regional Development Planning from the Perspective of International Law
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Law, Economics & good Governance (ICLAW 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 417
EP  - 432
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-519-5_33
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-519-5_33
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