Reciprocal Interaction Between the Nusantara Customary Law System and International Law
Keywords:
National Law, international law, maritime law, ratificationAbstract
Talking about national law is certainly inseparable from the contribution of legal systems and traditions that have developed before. From the beginning, the founding fathers agreed on a recognition of the legal system that had lived before in society. This is answered in the provisions of the Explanatory Article 18 of the Constitution which was later re-adopted in Article 18B paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Not only that, this paper also discusses the archipelago's legal system which has more or less contributed to international law, especially international maritime law. In conducting this research, the author uses doctrinal law research by studying literature that is strengthened by normative legal rules such as laws and provisions that have existed in society for a long time. In this paper, a fact is found that it turns out that in the formation of national law in some ways it is influenced by international law that has been ratified. However, it is undeniable that there is also a contribution to national law and the indigenous law of the archipelago that affects international law.
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