The Role of State Administrative Law in Achieving Good Governance

Abstract

Good governance requires a legal system capable of directing the use of government authority while protecting the rights of the people. State Administrative Law plays a crucial role because it regulates the relationship between the government and citizens and serves as an instrument for controlling government actions. This study aims to analyze the role of State Administrative Law in supporting good governance and examine how administrative law provides legal protection to the public in implementing government actions. The study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods through a review of relevant literature and legal sources. The results indicate that State Administrative Law provides a normative basis for the exercise of government authority, directs government actions through the principle of legality and general principles of good governance, and establishes mechanisms for oversight and legal protection. As a state based on law under Article 1 paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, government authority must remain subject to legal limitations and accountability. Legal protection is implemented preventively through regulations, procedures, legality, and good governance principles, and repressively through oversight, administrative remedies, and dispute resolution. Therefore, State Administrative Law maintains a balance between government authority and public protection to support transparent, accountable, effective, and public-interest-oriented governance.