PRE-MID EXERCISE

Conflict of Law
CASE 1
Kang Jae Hoon (Korean) married to Silvia (Indonesian) in Seoul after Silvia
finished her master degree in Korea. Years Before married to Silvia, Jae Hoon
was in a marital relationship with a Korean woman and had a legitimate
daughter called Kim Cahe Young, who is now live with her mother. Jae Hoon
and Silvia moved to Bandung in 2004. From that marriage, they were blessed
with a son named Kang Dadang.
In 2017 Jae Hoon suffered a disease which led to his death. Jae Hoon died in
Bandung. He left several moveable assets in the form of savings and
commercial papers which are saved in Indonesian banks. Jae Hoon never
writes any will. Chae Young came from Seoul to Bandung to claim her part of
the inheritance. In the aftermath, Chae Young sued all Jae Hoon’s heir in
Indonesia submitted the case to the Bandung District Court.
According to the Conflict of Law Acts of Korea, the applicable law for issues
of succession is the law of the deceased’s nationality at the time of death.
 4 STEPS
Find transnational elements PRIMARY CONNECTING FACTOR

Make sure forum has jurisdiction NATIONAL PROCEDURAL LAW

Find the governing law SECONDARY CONNECTING FACTOR/

CONFLICT OF LAW RULES

Apply the governing law

 LEX FORI : PN Bandung
FORUM
JURISDICTION Procedural law: HIR, RBG, SEMA etc.
Classification : Indonesian Legal System
 C L A S S I F I C AT I O N
In 2017 Jae Hoon suffered a disease which led to his death. Jae Hoon died in
Bandung. He left several moveable assets in the form of savings and commercial
papers which are saved in Indonesian banks. Jae Hoon never writes any will. Chae
Young came from Seoul to Bandung to claim her part of the inheritance. In the
aftermath, Chae Young sued all Jae Hoon’s heir in Indonesia submitted the case to
the Bandung District Court.

SUCCESSION OF IMMOVEABLE (INTESTATE)

Is succession within the scope of Personal

Status in 16 AB?
 SUCCESSION & 16 AB
From 16-18 AB, only 17 AB specifically regulates property and only
applies for immoveable.
Sudargo Gautama (reading material is available in Elok) give the
analogy of the application of 16 AB (East Indies) with 6 AB (similar
article which applies in Netherland) in the succession case of JC van A
Article 6 AB which embodied lex patriae was not applied, instead the
judge applied
AS1
lex domicili.
For the time being, there is no specific COL rules on personal status
other than 16 AB in Indonesia, therefore it is possible to apply broad
interpretation of personal status which also covers succession.
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 Legal Category: Based on lex fori
SUCCESSION OF MOVEABLE (Indonesia)

Lex Causae: Based on COL Rules of lex

LEX PATRIAE (deceased’s nationality) fori (Indonesia)

Governing Law FOREIGN LAW

SUCCESSION LAW OF SOUTH KOREA
 Based on lex fori Legal Category:
(Indonesia) SUCCESSION OF MOVEABLE

Based on COL Rules of Lex Causae:

lex fori (Indonesia) LEX PATRIAE (deceased’s nationality)

Governing Law
FOREIGN LAW SUCCESSION LAW OF SOUTH KOREA
Same principle

Based on lex causae Legal Category:

(South Korea) SUCCESSION OF MOVEABLE

Based on COL Rules of lex Lex Causae: Governing law:

causae (South Korea) LEX PATRIAE (deceased’s nationality) SUCCESSION LAW OF SOUTH KOREA

NO RENVOI
CASE 2
Adit dan Susi adalah warga negara Indonesia yang bekerja di Taiwan. Pada awal 2017 Adit
dan Susi melangsungkan perkawinan di salah satu gereja Kristen di Taipei sesuai dengan
tata cara Kristen. Perkawinan tersebut tidak dicatatkan atau didaftarkan berdasarkan
aturan setempat. Kontrak kerja mereka habis pada akhir 2017. Segera setelah kontrak
mereka habis dan Adit mendapatkan kerja di akhir 2017, mereka kembali ke Jakarta.
Sebelum mereka pulang ke Jakarta, Susi dalam keadaan hamil. 2 bulan setelah kembali ke
Jakarta, Susi melahirkan anak perempuan bernama Mawar. Mawar lahir dengan status
anak luar kawin karena Adit dan Susi belum mendaftarkan perkawinan. Supaya Mawar
mempunyai hubungan keperdataan dengan Adit, mereka berencana mengajukan
permohonan pengesahan anak. Berdasarkan UU Administrasi Kependudukan, pengesahan
anak dapat dilangsungkan jika sebelumnya orangtua telah melangsungkan perkawinan
yang sah menurut agama dan negara.
Apakah pengesahan anak dapat dilakukan kepada Mawar?
Bagaimana keabsahan perkawinan Adit dan Susi yang dilakukan di Taiwan?
 Unregistered marriage

CHILD
LEGITIMATION
Child legitimation is only for child
whose parents had conducted valid Pengesahan perkawinan

marriage according to law of

religion and state law.
Article 50 Law No. 24 of 2013 on
Amendment of Law No. 23 of 2006
on Citizenship Administration

CHILD LEGITIMATION
PENGESAHAN ANAK
 TAIWAN
Marriage outside Indonesia is subjected to Article 56
Marriage in church Law of Marriage, marriage performed outside
Indonesia is valid if it is conducted based on the law
where the marriage id conducted (lex loci
celebratonis).

INDONESIA
The marriage cannot be registered under Article 56
because it was not registered in Taiwan.

Pengesahan perkawinan Before child legitimation, the marriage should be

validized/legalized first.

Conflict of law problem in this case:

Should the law of Taiwan is considered to test the
validity?

CHILD LEGITIMATION
PENGESAHAN ANAK
REQUIREMENT OF MARRIAGE VALIDATION
The marriage is performed according to the law of religion.
One of the formal requirement is the letter issued by the priest who
performed the marriage.
So long as the couple both fulfill the substantive condition of marriage
based on the law of marriage at the time of the wedding ceremony, it is
possible to state that the marriage is valid.
CASE 235/1978 G
PN JAKARTA UTARA
Muslim Univ. Love Society
Moslem Indonesian couple married according to Islam in
Moslem Universal Love Society Hongkong, but not
registered to office of marriage registrar.
Judgeof PN Jakarta Utara stated that the marriage is valid
based on public order, because the process or the marriage
and condition of the couple fulfilled the requirement of
valid marriage according to Islam, although it cannot be
registered under Article 56 Lawon Marriage.
Pengesahan perkawinan
In 1999 Minister of Religion and Minister of Foreign Affair
issued a Decision Letter on Guidance of Registration of
Marriage Performed Outside Indonesia (first need to be
registered in KBRI