<![CDATA[This study examines the normative conflict between the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) special status regulations and the constitutional principle of equality of citizens in land ownership rights. Employing a normative-juridical research method with a statute, conceptual, and comparative approach, this study identifies a fundamental tension between the exclusive land rights system originating from the Sultanate's traditional legal order—particularly Gubernatorial Instruction No. K.898/I/A/1975—and the national land law framework as stipulated under the Basic Agrarian Law (UUPA) No. 5 of 1960 and the 1945 Constitution. The findings reveal that DIY's land ownership restrictions based on ethnic classification constitute a form of discrimination that conflicts with Articles 27, 28D, and 28I of the 1945 Constitution, the UUPA's principle of equal land access for all Indonesian citizens, and Law No. 40 of 2008 on the Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination. The existence of DIY Special Status Law No. 13 of 2012 provides a lex specialis argument but cannot supersede higher constitutional norms. The study further demonstrates that this normative conflict generates significant adverse implications, including legal uncertainty for non-indigenous WNI residents, suppression of investment climate, and threats to national legal system coherence. Resolution requires a systematic approach: revocation or revision of the 1975 Instruction, a restrictive interpretation of DIY's land authority under the Special Status Law, and the establishment of an effective dispute resolution mechanism.]]>
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