THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF OVERMACHT IN BUSINESS CONTRACTS CAUSED BY THE EMERGENCE OF CORONA 19 VIRUS Suherman , Rouli Anita Velentina . Wicipto Setiadi
UPN Veteran Jakarta
Abstract
The Overmacht or Force Majeure clause has become a hot discussion and debate since the emergence of the corona virus has struck the world, including in Indonesia, so that it indirectly affects business activities based on contracts that have been made by the parties. The disruption of these business activities results in the failure of either party to carry out its obligations or in default. Thus, the other party can sue in a civil manner for compensation. But the party that is unable to carry out its obligations can file a defense because of an overmacht. The legal problem in this study is whether the occurrence of the corona virus in the world is an overmacht and the legal consequences of the overmacht. The research method used is normative-empirical research. In normative research, the type of data used was secondary data, which consisted of primary legal materials, secondary legal materials and tertiary legal materials. While empirical research, using primary data in the form of answers that could be obtained in the field. The specific target achieved in this research was to find out whether the legal consequences of the overmacht in business contracts caused by the emergence of the corona 19 virus.
Keywords: Overmacht, Business Contract, Legal Consequences
