Author: Herlina Panggabean, Sarbudin Panjaitan

Abstract: A crime is an act prohibited by law and accompanied by a threat of sanction in the form of a criminal penalty. One example of such a crime is the forgery of a birth certificate for the purpose of obtaining an inheritance. The focus of this study is to analyse the legal aspects of the crime of falsifying birth certificates to gain inheritance rights. To address this issue, the research employs normative legal methods (also known as normative juridical research) conducted through library research. The aim is to understand how the law views and analyzes the crime of falsifying birth certificates with the intent to obtain inheritance. The findings indicate that cases involving birth certificate forgery must be thoroughly investigated, as such actions can cause harm to others. Therefore, it is essential for judges to take clear and decisive action in order to uphold justice. Failure to do so may result in injustice and harm to those who rightfully deserve the inheritance.

Keywords: Criminal, Birth certificate forgery, Inheritance

Article Info: Received: 28 Apr 2025; Received in revised form: 27 May 2025; Accepted: 03 Jun 2025; Available online: 09 Jun 2025

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.103.79