special region of yogyakarta in the perspective of asymmetric decentralization reviewed from the law number 13 year 2012

the republic of indonesia as a unitary state adheres to the principle of decentralization in government administration, by providing opportunities and flexibility to the regions. this research journal uses two problem formulations, namely whether the special region of yogyakarta is part of the asymmetrical decentralization perspective studied from law number 13 of 2012. this type of research is nomartive legal research.theoretically,asymmetric decentralization is actually relatively new in indonesia than the development of regional autonomy and decentralization theories which only prioritize the transfer of authority from the center to the regions. asymmetric decentralization doesn’t only talk about the delegation of authority, but also how authority, finance, supervision and institutions are contextually decentralized. based on the description above, it can be concluded that the authority determined in law number 13 of 2012 concerning the privileges of the special region of yogyakarta is one of the provoncial-level autonomous regions in indonesia. special region of yogyakarta and it’s status as special region in accordance with article 5 paragraph 2 letter a, article 9, and article 16.