Marcapada: Jurnal Kebijakan Pertanahan
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Marcapada: Jurnal Kebijakan Pertanahan

Rebuilding The Legal Legitimacy of The Land Bank

Oloan Sitorus (Politeknik Agraria STPN, Yogyakarta)
Miftah Hayatun Suci Wulandari (Politeknik Agraria STPN, Yogyakarta)
Dian Patarida Sitorus (Universitas Sebelas Maret)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jul 2026

Abstract

Although the establishment of the Land Bank Authority has obtained an adequate legal foundation, its legal legitimacy remains relatively weak. This weak legal legitimacy is reflected in the persistence of intensive academic criticism and the filing of several judicial reviews against regulations related to the Land Bank. How can the legal legitimacy of the Land Bank in Indonesia be rebuilt? Bagaimana membangun kembali legitimasi hukum Bank Tanah di Indonesia? First, by intensifying public dissemination regarding crucial issues, such as land acquisition by statization, and the justification of the Land Bank as a sui generis institution receiving the delegation of the State’s Right to Control (Hak Menguasai Negara). Second, in carrying out its duties, it must focus on the authority attributed to the Land Bank by the Job Creation Law, namely guaranteeing the equitable availability of land for various interests. Third, by enhancing management transparency, particularly in land acquisition and land distribution. It needs to be comprehensively demonstrated that land acquisition is not executed through land acquisition of community land by statization and that its utilization is not solely for investment purposes. Therefore, there is an immediate need to intensify the dissemination of crucial issues, ensure operational consistency in accordance with the attributed authority, and improve management transparency through periodic publications recorded in digital footprints.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JM

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

Description

Focus and Scope MARCAPADA: Jurnal Kebijakan Pertanahan is a scientific journal that focuses on agrarian-land issues, spatial planning, land management, problems that arise as the causes of a land policy. All terminology refers to the keyword "Policy" which intersects with Agrarian-Land. Land policy ...