Disparity in Jurisprudence on Breaking a Marriage Promise

The study aims to analyse the differences in judicial decisions that classify breaking a marriage promise judgements as either breach of promise or wrongful acts against the Law and the legal implications of these differing judgments in breaking a marriage promise cases. The research adopts a norma...

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Main Author: Jeremia Alexander Wewo
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Brawijaya 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://arenahukum.ub.ac.id/index.php/arena/article/view/2146
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description The study aims to analyse the differences in judicial decisions that classify breaking a marriage promise judgements as either breach of promise or wrongful acts against the Law and the legal implications of these differing judgments in breaking a marriage promise cases. The research adopts a normative legal approach. The findings reveal that the basis for judicial consideration in categorising cases as either breach of promise or wrongful acts varies significantly, as illustrated in two cases. In Case Number 8/Pdt.G/2019/PN.Mme, the judge ruled that the agreement between the petitioner and the respondent created a binding legal consequence, whereby the wedding vows established a binding commitment between the parties that could not be nullified, requiring good faith in fulfilment. Conversely, in Case Number 295/Pt.G/2020/PNKpg, the judge classified the respondent’s unfulfilled promise to marry the petitioner as wrongful, thus breaching the law. These differences in legal reasoning lead to legal uncertainty and the absence of legal order. The study suggests that a unified approach is essential for handling cases involving broken marriage promises, so that there is a need for the uniformity of the judge’s ruling in dealing with the marriage promises and this will be realized through the formulation of the provisions in the Circular Letter of the Supreme Court.
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spelling doaj-art-89f72cc82d0f454db339385a71da577d2025-08-20T03:11:37ZengUniversitas BrawijayaArena Hukum0126-02352527-44062024-12-0117310.21776/ub.arenahukum2024.01703.4Disparity in Jurisprudence on Breaking a Marriage PromiseJeremia Alexander Wewo0Universitas Kristen Artha Wacana Kupang The study aims to analyse the differences in judicial decisions that classify breaking a marriage promise judgements as either breach of promise or wrongful acts against the Law and the legal implications of these differing judgments in breaking a marriage promise cases. The research adopts a normative legal approach. The findings reveal that the basis for judicial consideration in categorising cases as either breach of promise or wrongful acts varies significantly, as illustrated in two cases. In Case Number 8/Pdt.G/2019/PN.Mme, the judge ruled that the agreement between the petitioner and the respondent created a binding legal consequence, whereby the wedding vows established a binding commitment between the parties that could not be nullified, requiring good faith in fulfilment. Conversely, in Case Number 295/Pt.G/2020/PNKpg, the judge classified the respondent’s unfulfilled promise to marry the petitioner as wrongful, thus breaching the law. These differences in legal reasoning lead to legal uncertainty and the absence of legal order. The study suggests that a unified approach is essential for handling cases involving broken marriage promises, so that there is a need for the uniformity of the judge’s ruling in dealing with the marriage promises and this will be realized through the formulation of the provisions in the Circular Letter of the Supreme Court. https://arenahukum.ub.ac.id/index.php/arena/article/view/2146Breach of Promise; Breaking a Marriage Promise; Judicial Judgment; Unlawful Acts.
spellingShingle Jeremia Alexander Wewo
Disparity in Jurisprudence on Breaking a Marriage Promise
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Breach of Promise; Breaking a Marriage Promise; Judicial Judgment; Unlawful Acts.
title Disparity in Jurisprudence on Breaking a Marriage Promise
title_full Disparity in Jurisprudence on Breaking a Marriage Promise
title_fullStr Disparity in Jurisprudence on Breaking a Marriage Promise
title_full_unstemmed Disparity in Jurisprudence on Breaking a Marriage Promise
title_short Disparity in Jurisprudence on Breaking a Marriage Promise
title_sort disparity in jurisprudence on breaking a marriage promise
topic Breach of Promise; Breaking a Marriage Promise; Judicial Judgment; Unlawful Acts.
url https://arenahukum.ub.ac.id/index.php/arena/article/view/2146
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