Journal of Law, Poliitic and Humanities
Vol. 6 No. 6 (2026): (JLPH) Journal of Law, Politic and Humanities

Corporate Liability for Foreign Bribery: Reformulating Indonesia’s Legal Framework in Light of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Christina (Universitas Internasional Batam, Batam, Indonesia)
Emiliya Febriyani (Universitas Internasional Batam, Batam, Indonesia)
Rufinus Hotmaulana Hutauruk (Universitas Internasional Batam, Batam, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Sep 2026

Abstract

This research examines Indonesia’s legal framework governing foreign bribery and the responsibility of corporations in relation to the anti-bribery standards developed by the OECD. It seeks to formulate directions for legal reform that may strengthen Indonesia’s participation in the international economic order, enhance good governance, and facilitate compliance with the requirements associated with OECD accession. A normative legal research design was applied through statutory, conceptual, and comparative analysis. The findings reveal several shortcomings in the existing Indonesian framework, notably the absence of an autonomous offence addressing foreign bribery and the absence of a corporate liability framework based on the failure to prevent bribery. These gaps result in the suboptimal alignment of Indonesian law with OECD anti-bribery standards and create legal uncertainty for Indonesian corporations engaged in international business activities. Therefore, legal reformulation is necessary through the criminalization of foreign bribery, strengthening corporate criminal liability based on failure to prevent bribery, and establishing a corporate anti-bribery compliance mechanism while taking into account the principles and characteristics of Indonesian criminal law.

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JLPH

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Humanities Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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Journal of Law, Poliitic and Humanities is a research journal in Law, Humanities and Politics published since 2020 by the Dinasti Research. This journal aims to disseminate research results to academics, practitioners, students, and other parties who are interested in the fields of Law, Humanities ...