The Regulation of Land Ownership Rights for Legal Entities in the Perspective of Modern Agrarian Law: Challenges of Fair Legal Evolution

Jenis DokumenJurnal Hukum
Asal DokumenFakultas Hukum Universitas Airlangga, Jalan Dharmawangsa Dalam Selatan
Surabaya, 60286 Indonesia, +6231-5023151/5023252
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Yuridika (ISSN: 0215-840X | e-ISSN: 2528-3103)
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JudulThe Regulation of Land Ownership Rights for Legal Entities in the Perspective of Modern Agrarian Law: Challenges of Fair Legal Evolution
SumberYuridika: Volume 41 No 1, January 2026
BahasaInggris
Detil-dokumenhttps://e-journal.unair.ac.id/YDK
T.E.U
AbstrakLand ownership is a legally recognized right that represents the strongest
and most comprehensive form of control over land. Within Indonesia’s
agrarian legal system, land ownership rights are fundamentally granted only
to Indonesian citizens. However, in practice, certain exceptions allow legal
entities to obtain land ownership rights based on Law Number 5 of 1960
concerning Basic Agrarian Principles and Government Regulation Number 38
of 1963 concerning the Designation of Legal Entities Eligible to Hold Land
Ownership Rights. These provisions have sparked theoretical and philosophical
debates as legal entities do not possess descendants, while land ownership is
inherently hereditary. This paper examines the philosophical foundation from a
normative juridical perspective regarding the granting of land ownership rights
to specific legal entities, as well as the urgency of regulatory reform to ensure
legal certainty and to accommodate the evolving legal and societal needs within
the framework of modernization.
Keywords: Land Rights; Legal Entities; Agrarian Law; Government Regulation
38/1963; Legal Certainty; Legal Modernization.

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