Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Law, Government and Social Justice (ICOLGAS 2020)

The Enforceability Force Majeure’s Clause in Performance of Business Contracts During Pandemic Covid-19 in Indonesia

Authors
Nizam Zakka Arrizal
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Nizam Zakka Arrizal
Available Online 14 December 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201209.320How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Force Majeure, Business Contracts, Pandemic Covid-19
Abstract

This study examines the enforceability of Force Majeure’s clauses in the Performance of business contracts during the covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia, so that a study of the problem with the legal issues discussed are Is the Covid-19 Pandemic a force majeure? and What is legal consequences as a result of the force majeure agreement in implementing contracts during the Covid 19 pandemic? The method used is a normative juridical research method, namely research on legal principles using secondary data. While the data analysis method used is a qualitative method and the data collection tool used is the study of documents. The results of this study are The Covid-19 pandemic can be categorized as force majeure as long as it is proven by the debtor by paying attention to three instruments such as the Agreement, Article 1244 jo. 1245 BW, and Government Policy. If the debtor cannot prove this, the debtor is declared to have broken his promise to the creditor. If the debtor can prove it and the creditor agrees, there are several legal steps that can be taken, namely: delaying the implementation of the agreement by making an addendum or canceling the agreement.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Law, Government and Social Justice (ICOLGAS 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
14 December 2020
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.201209.320
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201209.320How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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