This study aims to reconstruct the juridical understanding of cooperatives as pillars of the Indonesian economy amid regulatory dynamics and to analyze procedural obstacles in member-dispute litigation against the state critically. The research method used is normative jurisprudence, with a statutory approach and a case approach. The results show that the legal aspects of Indonesian cooperatives are undergoing a crucial transition, returning substantively to the family-based regime of Law Number 25 of 1992 following the annulment of Law Number 17 of 2012, while administratively transforming digitally through the Minister of Law and Human Rights Regulation Number 13 of 2025 concerning Cooperative Legalization. This study also found that, in the case study of the Ponorogo District Court Decision Number 19/PDT.G/2024/PN/PNG, the failure of cooperative members to claim damages was caused by formal defects in applying the Persona Standi in Judicio doctrine and non-compliance with Class Action requirements. The conclusion emphasizes that legal protection for cooperative members requires integrating an understanding of cooperative identity, digital administrative compliance, and appropriate litigation strategies, while reaffirming the limits of state liability, which does not automatically serve as a guarantor of dissolved cooperative debts.
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