Legitimacy: Journal of Law and Islamic Law
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): Legitimacy: Journal of Law and Islamic Law

Creditor Protection in Bank Spinoffs: A Comparative Analysis of Indonesia and Vietnam

Ariq Ardiawan Alano (Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Jun 2026

Abstract

Mandatory bank spinoffs introduce systemic asset dilution risks, exposing a critical doctrinal conflict between corporate limited liability and creditor wealth maximization. Through a functional comparative legal approach, this article evaluates creditor protection frameworks under Indonesian and Vietnamese corporate regimes. The analysis reveals that the reliance of Indonesia on procedural notifications establishes a flawed fiction of tacit consent. Driven by high transaction costs and severe information asymmetry, retail creditors inevitably succumb to rational apathy, enabling opportunistic judgment proofing. Conversely, the modernized framework of Vietnam effectively internalizes transition risks by enforcing substantive joint and several liability alongside aggressive central bank interventions. This comparative study demonstrates that procedural mechanisms fail to safeguard fixed claimants against strategic corporate partitioning. Consequently, this article proposes a legislative reconstruction for Indonesia by introducing a mandatory three year joint liability retention period. This prescriptive reform eliminates moral hazard, ensures capitalization stability, and fully aligns national corporate governance standards.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JOLIL

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Subject

Religion Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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Legitimacy: Journal of Law and Islamic Law is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in both legal studies and Islamic legal studies. Published three times annually in January, June, and August the journal serves as a comprehensive platform for the dissemination ...