Awang Long Law Review
Vol. 8 No. 3 (2026): Awang Long Law Review

DIGITIZING NOTARIAL PROTOCOLS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INDONESIA, NETHERLANDS, AND GERMANY

Hafidzan, Dio Ahmad (Unknown)
Ikhwansyah, Isis (Unknown)
Lubis, Nanda Anisa (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2026

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the legal framework governing the digitization of notarial protocols in Indonesia and to identify reform strategies through a comparative legal approach. The research objects comprise the regulatory systems of Indonesia, the Netherlands, and Germany, three civil law nations at different stages of digital transformation in notarial practice. Using a normative juridical method with a comparative statute and conceptual approach, this study examines primary legal sources including legislation, government regulations, and notarial association guidelines from each jurisdiction. The findings reveal that the Netherlands and Germany have established comprehensive legal frameworks for digital notarial protocols, ensuring authenticity, integrity, and long term legal certainty through electronic archiving systems and digital signature regulations. In contrast, Indonesia's existing legal instruments remain fragmented and inadequate to fully support the digitization of notarial protocols. This study concludes that Indonesia urgently requires a systematic legislative reform, drawing upon best practices from the Netherlands and Germany, to achieve legal certainty in notarial documentation within the era of digital transformation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

awl

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Awang Long Law Review known as the ALLRev launched on November 1, 2018 and inaugurated formally by Chairman of the Awang Long School of Law. Besides "The Juris" Journal of Legal Sciences, Awang Long Law Review (ALLRev) is the official journal of the Awang Long School of Law published biannually (May ...