Adat Law in Indonesia

Sustainable and Equitable Land Management

“…The earner may freely dispose of the former but not the latter, whereas inherited property is regarded as family property and is subject to different rules. Additionally, community leaders have the authority to shorten the utilization period of earned land for redistribution purposes and reassign unused land to individuals without land (Arens 1949). The transfer intends to stress that all community members have a portion of arable land, which is a right part of the community's obligations to all its members.…”