PERANAN TOKOH ADAT DALAM PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA PERBATASAN TANAH DI DESA MEKAR JAYA KECAMATAN BAJUBANG KABUPATEN BATANG HARI PROVINSI JAMBI

Abstract

ABSTRACT Land has an important meaning for the lives of residents, but it also causes negative impacts such as land boundary disputes. Traditional leaders in resolving land boundary disputes using deliberation are expected to produce a peaceful agreement that benefits all parties. Problem formulation: 1) What is the role of traditional leaders in resolving land boundary disputes in Mekar Jaya Village, Bajubang District, Batang Hari Regency, Jambi Province? 2) What are the inhibiting factors in resolving land boundary disputes in Mekar Jaya Village, Bajubang District, Batang Hari Regency, Jambi Province? 3) What efforts have been made by traditional leaders in resolving land boundary disputes in Mekar Jaya Village, Bajubang District, Batang Hari Regency, Jambi Province? Type of research: sociological juridical. Data sources: primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques: document study and interviews, analyzed qualitatively. Research results: (1) The role of traditional leaders in resolving land border disputes as motivators, mediators, and facilitators (2) Inhibiting factors in resolving land border disputes are: unclear boundaries such as land markers that only rely on large trees so that markers easily disappear. (3) Efforts made by Traditional Leaders in Resolving Land Border Disputes are: Traditional Institutions form a joint Traditional Institution at the sub-district and district levels to conduct temporary mediation.