Protecting Indigenous Collective Land Property in Indonesia under International Human Rights Norms

Muhammad Siddiq Armia, 2003037702 Protecting Indigenous Collective Land Property in Indonesia under International Human Rights Norms. 2022.

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Abstract

Modern international law has developed and recognized the rights of indigenous peoples, including rights to their ancestral lands, territories, and resources. These rights have been stipulated in several instruments, such as the ILO Conventions No.169 and UNDRIP. Nevertheless, most Asian and African countries have not ratified the Treaty, including Indonesia. Consequently, the rights failed to be adopted into national policies, which the ratification is a precondition before came into force through the national regulations. Indonesia also doubted the exclusive rights of land, territories, and resources traditionally owned by indigenous peoples. Legally, lands, territories, and resources are controlled by the States, as mentioned in article 33 of the 1945 Constitutional law. Economically, Indonesia relies on land, territories, and natural resources to boost its national revenues. To achieve this aim, the expropriation of indigenous land and territories often occurs through land concession policy for private or state-owned companies. As a result, land tenure and social conflict were common phenomena from the New Order Regime until the current day. This conflict spreads across the country from the west part (Sumatra) to the east of Indonesia (Papua). This essay examines the applicability of international human rights instruments as the legal basis to protect indigenous rights to land, territories, and natural resources to non-ratification countries of the Convention on indigenous peoples’ rights, especially to the Indonesian context. The result shows that applying general international human rights instruments will be an alternative approach in protecting the fundamental rights related to their traditional land rights.

Item Type: Other
Subjects: 300 Sociology and Anthropology (Sosiologi dan Antropologi) > 340 Law/Ilmu Hukum
Divisions: Fakultas Syariah dan Hukum > S1 Ilmu Hukum
Depositing User: Muhammad Siddiq Armia
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2023 03:34
Last Modified: 24 Mar 2023 03:34
URI: https://repository.ar-raniry.ac.id/id/eprint/27700

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