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Engagement All obligations (engagement) arise either from In common law, there is no term “engagement”.
(Perikatan) agreements or law.10 Their purpose is to provide
something, to do something or not to do something.11
8 legalakses.com/download/Hukum%20Perjanjian/Perikatan.pdf
9 https://lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/print/ch10s02.php
10 Article 1233 of Indonesian Civil Code
11 Article 1234 of Indonesian Civil Code
Civil Law (Indonesia) Common Law
1313 ICC) or law (Article 1352 ICC).
Breach Default or “wanprestasi” means failure to fulfill In common law, there are differentiation between default
obligations as specified in the agreement. A failure to (wanprestasi) and breach of contract (cedera janji).
fulfill an agreement are caused by:12
1. debtor’s error due to deliberate/intentional or Default means negligent or non performance any kind of
negligent; and provisions in the law or the agreement (referring to the
2. due to overmacht (forcemajeur). agreement). Whereas breach of contract, means negligent or
non performance of contract, it is defined as “breach of
4 (four) types of default: contractual obligation" of a contract.
1. does not fulfill the obligation;
2. late in fulfilling the obligation; Although, other resources stated that an event of default is
3. bad fulfillment of obligation; specified in a commercial agreement where a non-defaulting
4. perform an act that is prohibited by the party can terminate the agreement. Events of default are
agreement. common in loan agreements or debt instruments, the
happening of which entitles the lender to cancel the facility
There is no difference between default (wanprestasi) and/or declare all amounts owing by the borrower to be
and breach of contract (cedera janji) in Indonesian immediately due and payable or payable on demand. Typical
law.13 The consequence of default are: events of default include:
1. remedy (ganti rugi) according to Article 1243 1. non-payment of interest or principal;
of ICC; 2. breach of representation;
2. termination of the agreement according to 3. breach of covenant;
Article 1266 of ICC; 4. cross-default;
3. fulfillment of the obligations; 5. material adverse change; or
4. fulfillment of the obligations along with the 6. insolvency.
remedy; or
5. termination of the agreement with remedy Types of Breaches of contract:14
Tort Tort or onrechtmatigedaad or “perbuatan melawan Tort is a civil “fault” against an obligation which is
hukum” in Indonesia is stipulated under Article 1365 “stipulated by law”. Hence in Common Law, tort is excluded
of ICC which stated, “Every unlawful act that causes from contract law.
damage onto another person obliges the wrongdoer
to compensate such damage.” Tort is consisting of (formula of tort):
Act (or omission) + Causation + Fault + Protected Interest
Tort is consisting of (formula of tort): + Damage = Liability15
14 https://www.bc-llp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/What-is-the-Difference-Between-a-Material-Breach-and-a-Non-Material-Breach-Contract.pdf jo.
https://www.lawfirms.com/resources/business/types-contract-breaches.htm
15 https://tort.laws.com/ yang artinya: tindakan (atau kelalaian) + korban/kerusakan + kesalahan + hal yang wajib dilindungi + kerugian = kewajiban hukum
Civil Law (Indonesia) Common Law
1. Unlawful act
According to Arrest Cohen-Lindenbaum (1919), Tort in common law is limited to only those recognized, in
the definition of “unlawful act” comprises of: contrast to Indonesia, where Tort under the Article 1365 of
a. violate the subjective rights of others; ICC with a broader scope.
b. contravene the legal obligations of the
offender; Types of Torts in Common Law:
c. violate the rule of decency/morality a. Negligence
(Article 1337 of ICC); or b. Defamation
d. contrary to propriety, accuracy, and c. Nuisance
caution. d. Injurious falsehood
2. Fault e. Injurious to domestic relation
Anyone who is responsible for a tortious f. Injurious to economic and contractual relations
liability shall based on fault. The burden of g. Deceit
proof lies with the plaintiff. h. Malicious prosecution
3. Damages i. Misrepresentation
Damages for tort includes: j. Non-disclosure
a. Remedy for all unlawful act (Article 1365 k. Strict liability
of ICC); l. Infringement
b. Remedy for other’s unlawful act or
vicarious liability (Article 1367 of ICC);
c. Remedy for animal owner (Article 1368
of ICC);
d. Remedy for the collapsed building owner
(Article 1369 of ICC);
e. Remedy for the family left by the person
who was killed (Article 1370 of ICC);
f. Remedy for injury or disability (Article
1371 of ICC);
g. Remedy for defamation (Article 1372 of
ICC).
The remedy for damages by tort is in
Civil Law (Indonesia) Common Law
accordance with the remedy for damages by
breach of contract.
4. Causality between Act and Damage
8. Specific Performance
The court orders a specific performance for the party.
Perikatan
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