International Journal of Law Reconstruction
Vol 8, No 1 (2024): International Journal of Law Reconstruction

The Legal Protection for the Recognition of Customary Right in Agrarian Regulations

Evy Indriasari (Universitas Pancasakti Tegal)
Tiyas Vika Widyastuti (Universitas Pancasakti Tegal)



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Publish Date
23 Mar 2024

Abstract

The purpose of this research, to find out the extent to which customary law community land rights are recognized in Indonesian legislation. This article is legal research type of library research by using a statutory regulatory approach (Statute Approach). For customary law communities, Land is part of their lives that is controlled and managed jointly with the responsibility given by nature to maintain and protect it. In reality, a lot of customary land has been taken by the government and used as agricultural land, Even though customary law communities have legal standing regulated in the 1945 Constitution, Law Number 5 of 1960 concerning Basic Regulations on Agrarian Principles, MPR Decree No. IX/2001, Law Number 39 of 1999 concerning human rights. However, in reality, the government still takes customary land which is then given to investors to manage. This of course infringes the rights of customary law communities. This problem is exacerbated because in article 5 paragraph (1) of Law number 41 of 1999 concerning Forestry states that customary forests are part of state forests.

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FOCUS The focus of International Journal of Law Reconstruction (IJLR) is to provide scientific Law article based on themes that developed in attendance through the article publications, research reports, and book reviews. SCOPE International Journal of Law Reconstruction (IJLR) specializing in the ...