Sovereignty of Oil and Gas Management in Indonesia: An International Law Perspective

Abstract

The issue of sovereignty of natural resource management is a crucial aspect to be faced by each country such as Indonesia which is known as a country that has a wealth of oil and natural gas. Sovereignty over natural resources including oil and gas management guaranteed as one of the forms of sovereignty possessed by every nation. This is set out in UN General Assembly Resolutions and other international legal instruments. In the principle of international law sovereignty is known there are three aspects of sovereignty that can be divided up: external, internal, and territorial sovereignty. Based on the analysis of these three aspects of sovereignty, Indonesia has not been able to optimally show its existence as a sovereign country and has full control over the management of oil and gas.

Keywords: sovereignty, oil and natural gas, international law.