Estudiante Law Journal
VOL. 4 NO. 3 OKTOBER 2022

Untangling the Causes of Land Ownership Disputes

Maryam Naway (Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo)
Nurul Fazri Elfikri (Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jun 2022

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out and analyze the role of the village head as a mediator in resolving land title disputes in Tongo Village, Bonepantai District, and Bonebolango Regency. This research uses a type of empirical legal research, with a qualitative research approach that uses facts in the field as the main data source. The data sources used are the results ofobservation, interviews in the field, and documentation. The population and samples used are village heads and communities in dispute in Tongo Village. The results showed that (1) the settlement of land disputes in Tongo Village through the mediation of the Village Head is quite effective because it always strives to obtain mutual benefits and does not require a lot of costs, is more efficient, and still maintains good relations between the community; (2) while the factors causing land disputes in Tongo Village are the use of land without permission from the landowner, unclear division of inheritance, uncertified land, and land boundary disputes. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eslaw

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Estudiante Law Journal is a peer reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. This journal is published three times every February, July and November of the same year. EsLaw aims to be a scientific and research journal for all legal observers and activists with a ...