The Inferiority of Land Rights in Agrarian Law Following the Nationalization of Dutch Enterprises: A Property Law Perspective.

Agung Ibrahim; M. Iqbal Asnawi; Siti Sahara

Agung Ibrahim Magister Hukum Universitas Samudra
M. Iqbal Asnawi Universitas Samudra
Siti Sahara Universitas Samudra

Abstrak

This study examines the inferior status of land rights originating from the nationalization of Dutch enterprises within the Indonesian land law system from a property law perspective. Using a normative juridical approach supported by conceptual and historical analysis, the research explores the doctrinal position of post-nationalization land rights and evaluates their conformity with the principles of rights in rem. The findings reveal that nationalized land has not been systematically integrated into the categories of land rights recognized under the Basic Agrarian Law of 1960, resulting in legal ambiguity and structural inferiority. These land rights are predominantly governed through administrative control rather than juridically constituted property rights, thereby weakening legal certainty, enforceability, and protection. This condition has significant implications for the coherence of property law and land governance, contributing to recurring land disputes and tenure insecurity. The study concludes that the inferiorization of post-nationalization land rights stems from incomplete legal integration rather than from nationalization itself, highlighting the need for doctrinally coherent legal reform.

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