Legal Protection for the Partnership Agreement Parties
Vol 26 No 1 (2026): June 2026

PROMOTING EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE IN CIVIL SERVICE DISPUTE JUDGMENTS: A Cross-Jurisdictional Study

Nasrullah Nasrullah (Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta and Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi (Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Lego Karjoko (Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
King Faisal Sulaiman (Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)
Nurul Satria Abdi (Faculty of Law, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Muhammad Arya Ansar (Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

Despite the final and binding nature of Administrative Court (PTUN) decisions in Indonesia, their enforcement remains critically low, particularly in civil service disputes. Data indicate that only about 2% of 16,484 PTUN rulings with permanent legal force were voluntarily implemented by administrative officials between 2012 and May 2025. This research employed a normative legal method combined with statutory, case, and comparative approaches to examine the systemic barriers to execution. The findings demonstrated that the ineffectiveness of PTUN decision enforcement arose, in abstracto, from regulatory ambiguity regarding execution mechanisms and institutional authority, and, in concreto, from a low-compliance culture among administrative officials. In contrast, Thailand recorded an execution rate of approximately 92% in civil service disputes, supported by clear coercive powers and contempt-of-court sanctions, while Germany achieved high compliance through integrated legal frameworks and independent supervisory institutions. This study has advocated reforming Indonesia’s PTUN system by granting the Head of the Administrative Court supervisory and enforcement powers and introducing a civil contempt mechanism to enhance compliance, bolster judicial efficacy, and advance administrative justice in judgments on civil service disputes.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

al-risalah

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Al-Risalah Forum Kajian Hukum dan Sosial Kemasyarakatan particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences of sharia and law areas. It publishes articles and research papers concerning Islamic law, Islamic legal thought, Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic economic laws, ...