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DOI

10.21143/jhp.vol56.no.3.3720

Abstract

Since mid-2023, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia has prioritised the strengthening and harmonisation of Indonesian civil procedural law to better align with international practices and standards. This initiative seeks to enhance the competitiveness of Indonesian judicial institutions in resolving commercial disputes through acceding to relevant private international law instruments. The HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention is among the key private international law instruments identified by the Supreme Court as a priority for Indonesia's accession. Nonetheless, academic literature in the Indonesian language on private international law instruments, particularly those issued by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), remains limited. Professor Sudargo Gautama's work is among the few Indonesian-language contributions discussing the HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention. This article provides an updated and comprehensive explanation of the HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention to support the efforts of the Supreme Court and the Government of Indonesia in their preparations for accession to the Convention. The purpose of this article is to enhance understanding within the Indonesian legal community concerning the content and significance of the HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention in the adjudication of civil or commercial disputes.

Bahasa Abstract

Sejak pertengahan tahun 2023, Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia (MA) telah memprioritaskan penguatan dan harmonisasi hukum acara perdata Indonesia agar lebih selaras dengan praktik dan standar internasional. Inisiatif ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan daya saing lembaga peradilan Indonesia dalam penyelesaian sengketa komersial melalui aksesi terhadap instrumen hukum perdata internasional yang relevan. HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention merupakan salah satu instrumen hukum perdata internasional yang diusulkan oleh MA sebagai prioritas utama untuk diaksesi oleh Indonesia. Meskipun demikian, literatur akademik berbahasa Indonesia yang membahas instrumen internasional dalam bidang hukum perdata internasional, khususnya instrumen yang diterbitkan oleh The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) sangat terbatas. Karya Profesor Sudargo Gautama termasuk di antara sedikit literatur berbahasa Indonesia yang membahas HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention. Artikel ini memberikan penjelasan yang lebih aktual dan komprehensif tentang HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention, untuk mendukung upaya MA dan Pemerintah Indonesia dalam persiapan mengaksesi Konvensi tersebut. Tujuan artikel ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pemahaman khalayak hukum Indonesia mengenai isi dan peran HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention dalam penyelesaian sengketa perdata atau komersial.

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