PILS Symposium 2024: As a Tribute to the 70th Birthday of Dr. Bayu Seto Hardjowahono, S.H., LL.M.

The primary aim of the PILS Symposium 2024 is to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration within a specific legal field. It allows participants to present new research findings, discuss and address challenges relevant to each field. Presenting at a symposium helps improve public speaking and presentation abilities, boosting confidence in sharing ideas with an audience. On December 20th, 2024, we were honoured to hold our very own Symposium as a tribute to the 70th birthday of Dr. Bayu Seto Hardjowahono, S.H., LL.M. PILS Members had the chance to present their articles that cover a few subjects. The first article titled “Choice of Court Agreement and the Principle of Actor Sequitur Forum Rei: a Conflict in International Civil Procedure” was presented by Ian Suseno and Audelynn Wong. The second article titled “Safeguarding Child Performers from Parental Economical Exploitation: A Comparative Legal Analysis of Indonesia and The USA” was presented by Shelika Novianda. The third and last article titled “Revisiting the Two-Way Interpretation of Fundamental Breach: an Analysis on the CISG” was presented by Beatrix Bunga, Rachael Karina and Carla Olympia.

The Symposium began with the opening remarks from one of UNPAR’s prestigious lecturers, Dr. Bayu Seto Hardjowahono, S.H., LL.M. Following his remarks, the first presenters were allowed to start their presentation regarding International Civil Procedural Law. Their presentation encompasses whether the negation of the choice of the court clauses by applying the principle of actor sequitur forum rei can be justified. Following the presentation of the first article, we are honoured to have a discussion with lecturers and experts in that field. The discussion gave us an insight about the choice of court agreements and how it is negated by Indonesian courts.

After the presentation of the first article, we moved on to the second article regarding Entertainment Law. The presentation encompassed the comparison between legal protections towards child performers in Indonesia and the United States. Once the presentation of the second subject was over, the discussion with the relevant lecturers and practitioners enlightened us with insights on lessons that Indonesia can learn from the US’ evolving legal frameworks in building effective protections for its child performers.

As soon as the discussion on Entertainment Law ended, we continued to the presentation of last article regarding International Contract Law, particularly on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The presentation itself discussed the definition of a breach of contract and how to assess the fundamentality of a given breach, which may in turn give rise to avoidance of contract. At the end of the presentation, the writers were given input from relevant lecturers and practitioners on the importance of limiting the discussion to certain breaches relevant to sale of goods contracts.

The Symposium ended with closing remarks given by PILS President, Carla Olympia. At the end of the event, we had a photo session where all lecturers, writers and participants gathered together to have a group picture taken. Participants were then given the chance to discuss the articles further and to have a networking session.

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