The Transformation of Land Law in Indonesia: From Commodification to Maqāṣid and Social Justice
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https://doi.org/10.21580/ahkam.2025.35.2.25605Keywords:
commodification, land law, maqāṣid, social justice, transformationAbstract
This article examines the transformation of Indonesian land law from the paradigm of fundamental justice embodied in the 1960 Basic Agrarian Law (UUPA) to a market-oriented framework shaped by the Omnibus Law on Job Creation and decentralization policies. This shift generates tensions between constitutional mandates, Pancasila values, customary law, and politico-economic interests that often marginalize structural justice. The study aims to analyze how these foundational values interact with Islamic legal philosophy through the maqāṣid approach to construct a more equitable and sustainable agrarian system. Employing a qualitative normative legal method combined with interpretive and comparative analysis, the research finds that a dialogical integration of UUPA principles, maqāṣid, and the social function of land can generate an alternative paradigm of land governance. The novelty lies in proposing a model emphasizing tawāzun (balance), ecological protection, and social equality. Theoretically, the article enriches global law-and-development discourse, while practically providing normative grounds for reconstructing agrarian policy toward justice and sustainability.
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