Constraints in the Implementation of E-Court in the Case Settlement Process (PMH) at the Sidoarjo District Court

Abstract

Abstract The development of information technology affects the ease in all human activities, everything can be solved quickly and practically through technology. It does not only affect the social aspect, but also the legal aspect and brings changes in the process of implementing the law from conventional to digital/electronic. E-court is an instrument as a form of implementation of the use of information technology from the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia which is implemented to help facilitate tasks in the judiciary where the implementation of technology and information is now used in case administration and court proceedings as stated in Perma No. 1 of 2019 concerning Electronic Case Administration and Trial in Court. E-Court applies within the scope of District Courts, Religious Courts, and State Administrative Courts with the types of cases namely Civil, Religious Civil Cases, State Administrative Cases, Military Administration. The implementation of E-Court is considered to help facilitate the process in court because E-Court itself is the latest breakthrough from the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia which is aimed at realizing a more modern, effective and efficient judicial system. However, in practice the services in E-Court have not been fully implemented because there are obstacles in their implementation. This study is used to find out and analyze what are the obstacles in the application of e-court, especially in resolving the PMH case at the Sidoarjo District Court, then efforts to deal with the obstacles that arise from the application of e-court in the settlement of the PMH case. This type of research is a type of empirical juridical research that uses qualitative methods to obtain descriptive data, which data can be obtained through observation, literature study, and interviews. Keyword : E-Court, PMH, Constraints, Sidoarjo District Court