Apostille Convention: Notary Profession in Transnational Document Legalization

Abstract

Issuance of an apostille certificate is a convenience and shortens the bureaucratic path given to the public to legalize documents to be used in digital transnational activities. The problem is that the legalization of documents that are apostille does not cover the truth of the contents of the documents which can lead to weak legal strength of documents as evidence. This study aims to analyze the issuance of an apostille certificate for notary documents that will be used by the public for transnational activities, as well as its impact on notaries as public officials. Method: this research is qualitative legal research with an analytical descriptive design. The results of the study show that there is an impact on the truthfulness of the contents of the apostille documents on their legal strength as evidence and notaries as public officials.