The Relationship between International Law and National Law in Wartime: The Indonesian Context

Wildan Azkal Fikri; M. Ilham  Adepio; Muchammad Daing Azimattara

doi:10.30649/htlj.v10i1.366

Authors

Wildan Azkal Fikri Faculty of Law, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia
M. Ilham Adepio Faculty of Law, Universitas Bengkulu, Indonesia
Muchammad Daing Azimattara Faculty of Law, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30649/htlj.v10i1.366

Keywords:

International Law, National Law, Wartime, Indonesia Perspective

Abstract

This study examines the limitations of Indonesia’s strategy in regulating the interaction between international law and national law during wartime conditions. It focuses on three central issues: (1) the development of international and national law in both peacetime and wartime contexts; (2) the nature of their relationship within Indonesia’s legal system; and (3) Indonesian strategies for managing this relationship in situations of armed conflict. Employing a socio-legal approach integrated with a geopolitical perspective, the study conducts a comparative analysis of practices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Libya, Yemen, and Indonesia. The findings demonstrate that while the relationship between international law and national law is generally coherent and cooperative in peacetime, it becomes markedly ambivalent in wartime. Moreover, Indonesia is found to lack a comprehensive legal framework and adequate practical experience to address such conditions. The study argues that Indonesia’s capabilities and geopolitical position can function as strategic instruments to navigate and recalibrate the interaction between international law and national law in a way that is more aligned with its national interests.

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