Class Action in Dispute Settlement Environment in Indonesia

Abstract

Lawsuits (class actions) is a lawsuit from a group of people in large numbers who have a common interest (interest) injured on a question of law, which is represented by a person or group to act upon them and represent the interests of the other communities (class members) .gugatan representation is a reflection of the legal protection of the public due to environmental pollution. The law in the event in Indonesia, conducted in a civil court dipermasalahkannya provided that the object is a violation of legal norms state administrative / clerical state. The most important in filing this lawsuit there is a request for the examination of the lawsuit on the basis of the principles contained in the class actions. In this case the feasibility study into the class representative (prelminary certification test) performed by means of a notification as stipulated by laws and regulations, especially in the Supreme Court Regulation No. 1 of 2002.

Keywords: Representative lawsuit    Legal Protection    Environmental law