A Comparative Study on Land Rights Laws in Indonesia and Korea

Ⅰ. Introduction 9
A. Purpose of Research 9
B. Scope of Research 10

Ⅱ. Overview of Land Related Legal Framework in Indonesia 11
A. Basic Agrarian Law (“BAL”), an Overview 13
B. Basic Forestry Law(“BFL”) and its overlap with BAL 22
C. BFL and its Unconstitutionality 29
D. Land Rights, Tenure, and the Complexity 33

Ⅲ. Empirical Analysis on Land Rights Laws in Indonesia 39
A. Adat and Traditions in Indonesia’s Land Rights: Land Certification 41
B. Land Disputes 43
C. Choice of Law 44
D. Incompatibility of Adat Law, BAL and International Law on Land Rights 46
E. Forms of Land Registration and the Impact to Social Livelihood 48

Ⅳ. Comparison on Land Rights Laws in Indonesia and Korea 57
A. Historic Developments of Land Rights Laws in Korea 58
B. Land Use and Ownership in Indonesia and Korea 60
C. Registration of Land in Indonesia and Korea 61

V. Conclusion 63

References 67