As a nation governed by the rule of law, just about every aspect of life in Indonesia which is regulated is based on the 1945 Constitution. Indeed, Article 1 (3) of the 1945 Constitution states clearly and unequivocally that Indonesia is a country based on the rule of law (rechtsstaat). However, in order to ensure that any laws and regulations issued ultimately work in concert together and neither overlap with nor invalidate one another, there needs to be order and structure in terms of their overall hierarchy.[1]
 
The hierarchy of Indonesian laws and regulations is, in essence, regulated under Law No. 12 of 2011 on the Establishment of Laws and Regulations (“2011 Regulation”),which stipulates the hierarchy of Indonesian law as follows: