Indonesian Private International Law

Afifah Kusumadara teaches at the Law Faculty of Brawijaya University in Malang, Indonesia.

1. Introduction
I. The Subject Matter of Private International Law
II. Sources of Private International Law
III. History of Private International Law in Indonesia
A. Before Independence
B. Aft er Independence
IV. Preliminary Matters
A. Characterisation
B. Incidental Question
C. Dépeçage
D. Renvoi and Transmission
V. Connecting Factors
A. Nationality
B. Domicile
C. Residence
VI. Substance and Procedure
A. Procedure
B. Substance
VII. Proof of Foreign Law and Other Evidentiary Matters
A. Proving Foreign Law
B. Taking Evidence in Indonesia for Use in Foreign Proceedings
C. Taking Evidence Abroad for Use in Indonesian Proceedings
VIII. Mandatory Rules, Ordre Public, Public Law, and the Evasion of Law
A. Ordre Public and Public Law
B. Mandatory Rules
C. Evasion of Law

2. Jurisdiction
I. Jurisdiction in Personam
A. General Principles
B. Special Rules
II. Jurisdiction in Shipping Claims
A. Jurisdiction of the Indonesian Court
B. Th e Process of Ship Arrest in Indonesia
III. Immunities from Jurisdiction
A. Sovereign Immunity
B. State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)

3. Choice of Law
I. Law of Obligations 0
A. Contracts
B. Specific Contracts
C. Torts
D. Unjust Enrichment
E. Trusts and Charitable Foundations
II. Law of Property
A. Immovable Property
B. Transfer of Movable Property
C. Expropriation
D. Succession to Property
III. Intellectual Property
IV. Family Law
A. Marriage
B. Matrimonial Causes
C. Children
D. Mental Incapacity
V. Law of Corporations and Insolvency and Law of Bankruptcy
A. Capacity, Agency and Internal Management
B. Bankruptcy and Insolvency
C. Cross-Border Insolvency
VI. Competition Law

4. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
I. Recognition
A. General Principles
B. Special Rules
II. Enforcement of Judgments
A. Means of Enforcing Judgments in Indonesia
B. Procedures for Enforcing Judgments

5. Arbitration
I. International Commercial Arbitration
A. Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal
B. Choice of Law
C. Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
II. Investment Treaty Arbitration
A. Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal
B. Choice of Law
C. Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards

6. The Harmonisation of Private International Law
I. Indonesia’s Role in the Work of the Hague Conference, UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and Other Organisations
II. Conclusion and the Future of Private International Law