Reconstruction of Legal Protection for Communities Harmed by the Policy of Control and Demolition of Street Vendors in the Kesawan Area, Medan City Based on the General Principles of Good Governance (Case Study in 2024–2025)

Authors

  • Muhammad Ridwan Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Medan
  • Triono Eddy Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Medan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59890/ijsss.v4i5.1

Keywords:

Street Vendors, Legal Protection, Reconstruction

Abstract

The controlled removal and dismantling of street vendors (Pedagang Kaki Lima/PKL) in the Kesawan area of Medan City throughout 2024–2025, culminating in April 2026, is grounded in a strong legal basis through Medan City Regional Regulation Number 5 of 2022 concerning the Determination of Street Vendor Activity Zoning. In practice, however, its implementation has triggered unrest and produced multidimensional consequences—economic, social, and psychological—for the affected vendors. This study aims to analyze the implementation of legal protection for communities affected by this policy from the perspective of the General Principles of Good Governance (Asas-Asas Umum Pemerintahan yang Baik/AUPB), while also formulating a more ideal model for reconstructing such legal protection. The research employs a qualitative approach combining case study and library research methods, drawing on secondary data such as laws and regulations, media coverage, and scholarly literature, analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. The findings indicate that the enforcement measures have satisfied the principles of public interest and public order, yet continue to exhibit weaknesses in legal certainty, participatory procedures, and implementation and oversight—leaving preventive protection for vendors relatively weak and pushing affected communities to rely more heavily on repressive remedies. The study proposes an AUPB-Based Legal Protection Model for Street Vendors, which positions demolition as the final stage in a sequential process comprising data collection, socialization, consultation, notification, phased enforcement, relocation, empowerment, and post-enforcement evaluation. This model is intended to establish AUPB as the primary benchmark throughout the entire policy cycle, ensuring that enforcement actions are not only formally lawful but also fair, proportional, and equipped with recovery mechanisms for communities that suffer losses

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2026-10-20

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Ridwan, M., & Eddy, T. (2026). Reconstruction of Legal Protection for Communities Harmed by the Policy of Control and Demolition of Street Vendors in the Kesawan Area, Medan City Based on the General Principles of Good Governance (Case Study in 2024–2025). International Journal of Sustainable Social Science, 4(5), 407–420. https://doi.org/10.59890/ijsss.v4i5.1