Legal Standing : Jurnal Ilmu Hukum
Vol 4, No 1 (2020): Maret

THE INFLUENCES AND RISKS OF BEING IMPACTED BY COVID-19 AS AN EXCUSE FOR OVERMACHT OR FORCE MAJEURE TO POSTPONE THE OBLIGATION TO REPAY DEBT

Septarina Budiwati (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)
Surisman Surisman (Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Jun 2020

Abstract

The government has issued some policies in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Some policies include working and studying from home, social and physical distancing, stayat home, and large-scale social limitation. These policies bring economic impacts to thesociety. The statement of the Republic of Indonesia’s President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi)which gives credit relaxation to the society whose economic condition is impacted bythe new coronavirus or Covid-19 is publicly questioned. The method used in thisresearch is the juridical-normative method. Results of this research explains that thegovernment has given a policy regarding the risks and the influences of being impactedby Covid-19 as an excuse for a forced condition/overmacht for the postponement of theobligation to repay debt. The regulations on overmacht or force majeure is contained inArticle 1244 and Article 1245 of BW. The debtors who are impacted by the Covid-19are not in default, but they are in the condition of relative overmacht or force majeure.Practically, it is a temporary overmacht. It can become the reason for the implication ofagreement, which is postponed from the determined period. 

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Journal Info

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LS

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Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Legal Standing : Jurnal Ilmu Hukum adalah jurnal ilmiah berkala yang diterbitkan oleh Fakultas Hukum Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo dua kali setahun pada bulan Maret dan Desember. Redaksi Legal Standing : Jurnal Ilmu Hukum menerima naskah artikel laporan hasil penelitian empirik dan naskah hasil ...