2. The Supreme Court exercises the supreme supervision of the other courts and tribunals instituted by or in virtue of the laws of the participant territories also in accordance with regulations to be established by federal law and only until the participant territory has in other ways provided for this general supervision.
Article 154
1. The judgement given by the courts or tribunals established or recognized by or in virtue of the law of a participant territory and which can be executed within the entire jurisdiction of that participant territory, can in a corresponding manner also be executed elsewhere in Indonesia.
2. The federal law can indicate ”deeds” (acten) which may be executed all over Indonesia in manners to be indicated as much as possible in conformity with the local law.
Article 155
The laws of the participant territories establish the competency of the courts and tribunals recognized by or in virtue of these laws.
Article 156
1. If the Supreme Court or another court or tribunal administering justice in a civil case or in a civil penal case is of the opinion that a provision in the constitution or a law of a participant territory is in contravention of this Constitution, this provision shall be explicitly declared unconstitutional in the judgement.
2. The Supreme Court is equally competent to pronounce explicitly a declaration of unconstitutionality of a provision in the constitution or a law of a participant territory, upon a substantiated petition to this effect, submitted by or on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Supreme Court on behalf of the Government of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia or on behalf of the government of another participant territory, upon a substantiated petition submitted by the Public Prosecution of the highest judicial body of that participant territory.
Article 157
1. Before Pronouncing or confirming for the first time the declaration of unconstitutionality of a provision in the constitution or a law of a participant territory, the Supreme Court summons the Attorney-General at the Court and the head of the Public Prosecution of the highest judicial body of that participant territory in order to be heard in the chambers.
2. The judgement of the Supreme Court pronouncing or confirming for the first time a declaration of unconstitutionality, is given at a public session. The judgement is published as soon as possible by the Attorney-General at the Court in the official gazette of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia.
Article 158
1. If another court or tribunal but the Supreme Court has declared a provision in the constitution or a law of a participant territory
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