Legal Review Of Debt Agreements Between Police Members And Civil Parties From A Civil Law Perspective

Agreements, Debts, Civil Code

Abstract

A debt agreement between a member of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and a civilian party is essentially legally binding for both parties, just like a regular debt agreement, and is regulated by Article 1754 of the Civil Code (KUHPerdata). Being a member of the Indonesian National Police does not eliminate his or her civil obligations. The validity of a debt agreement between a member of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and a civilian party is essentially legally binding for both parties, just like a regular debt agreement, and is regulated by Article 1754 of the Civil Code (KUHPerdata). Being a member of the Indonesian National Police does not eliminate his or her civil obligations.Indonesian National Policeand civil parties are legally valid as long as they fulfill the requirements for a valid agreement according to the Civil Code (KUHPerdata) and if all these requirements are fulfilled, the agreement applies as law for those who make it (principle of pacta sunt servanda in Article 1338 of the Civil Code).