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Antinomy of Legal Certainty and Legal Justice

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04 Feb 2023 23:50 WIB 04 February 2023 23:50 WIB 6 minutes reading time: 6 minutes 9 read

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This paper will discuss the antinomy between legal certainty and legal justice. If a conflict arises between these two legal objectives, which should be prioritized? Justice or certainty?

Antinomy of Legal Certainty and Legal Justice

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Table of Contents

The Dichotomy of Law between Legal Certainty and Justice Law
So which should be prioritized, Certainty or Justice?
References

Section 3/3: References

References

Dicky Eko Prasetio, "Judging Certainty and Guaranteeing Justice: A Study of the Antinomy of Certainty and Justice as Legal Objectives"www.researchgate.net
Kunthi Tridewiyanti, “Pancasila as the Legal Ideal of Marriage for Indigenous Women and Believers”, National Law Seminar Vol.2 No. 1 2016
A Salman Maggalutung, “The Relationship Between Facts, Norms, Morals, Legal Doctrines in Judges' Judgment Considerations”, Jurnal Cita Hukum Vol. 2 No. 2, December 2014

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