Ordering and Utilization of Abandoned Land in the Region of Palu City, Sigi Regency and Parigi Moutong Regency (Agrarian Reform Perspective)

Abstract

The control of abandoned land is an effort to maximize the objectives of Article 33, paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution, whereby land is utilized for the most excellent possible welfare of the people. Article 15 of the Basic Agrarian Law is also mandated to maintain the land, increase soil fertility, and pay attention to the interests of economically weak parties. In addition, it is the responsibility of a person or legal entity that has mastered or has rights over land, namely, to work actively so that the land becomes neglected or deliberately abandoned. The objectives that will be the target and achievement of this research are answering legal problems, obtaining solutions on how to control abandoned land in Central Sulawesi, and developing knowledge and understanding of science in the field of Law, especially Agrarian Law. This is empirical research, namely, from experience, observations based on field data, and information obtained from direct interviews with various sources and agencies related to this research. Areas of land designated as abandoned land result in the termination of the legal relationship between the holder of land rights and the land that is controlled and the status of the land as state land, namely land that is directly controlled by the state. Prevention, control, and utilization of abandoned land are essential steps and prerequisites for carrying out national development programs, especially in the agrarian sector, which the 1945 Constitution has mandated, Basic Agrarian Law, and the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN).

Keywords: abandoned areas, abandoned lands, agrarian reforms.

DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/132-03

Publication date:May 31^st 2023