THE NATURE OF RECOGNITION OF LAND RIGHTS IN PAPUA: AN INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Special autonomy to Papua Province has been enacted on 21^st November 2001 through the Law Number 21 Year 2001 concerning Autonomy toward Papua Province. The Law basically has given a great effect to open an investment opportunity in Papua Province and it also accommodates economic development concept in line with go green concept…It is important to know that the efforts of local development conducted by the local government through investment issue must acknowledge, look up, protect, empower, and consider to the rights of the Adat community holistically… Some regulation to recognize the rights are UUPA, the Governmental Decree (PP) No. 24 of 1997 on Land Registration System, The Special Autonomy for Papua Province based on the Law No. 21 of 2001, and Special Local Regulation Papua Province Number 23 Year 2008 on land rights of indigenous people and rights of indigenous people individually above the land.

Keywords: Nature, Recognition of land Rights