Estudiante Law Journal
VOL. 8 NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2026

Legal Review of donation-based crowdfunding system arrangements in Indonesia

Wandi Laiya (Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Feb 2026

Abstract

This article aims to find out how the legal review of the regulation of the donation-based crowdfunding system in Indonesia and find out how the legal responsibility of online fundraisers to the donation-based crowdfunding system in Indonesia. This research uses normative methods, and data sources are obtained from primary and secondary data, primary data consists of laws and regulations, and official records.  Dor secondary i.e. books, journals, and other relevant sources.  The results obtained from this study are that Indonesia already has regulatory instruments for donation collection activities, but has not fully guaranteed legal protection for donors considering that there are still unclear rules regarding the form and mechanism of enforcement against alleged misuse of donation funds. In addition, legal responsibility for the online donation-based crowdfunding system according to positive law in Indonesia has been in the form of accountability arrangements for platform operators, or fundraising in the form of annual financial statements by foundations to be audited by public accountants

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eslaw

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Estudiante Law Journal is a peer reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. This journal is published three times every February, July and November of the same year. EsLaw aims to be a scientific and research journal for all legal observers and activists with a ...