A JURIDICAL ANALYSIS OF SULTANATE LAND UTILIZATION BASED ON

YOGYAKARTA SPECIAL REGIONAL REGULATION NUMBER 1 OF 2017

CONCERNING MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF SULTANATE LAND
IN GESING BEACH, GIRIKARTO VILLAGE, GUNUNGKIDUL REGENCY

ABSTRACT

The utilization of the sultanate land was regulated in the Yogyakarta

Special Region Regulation Number 1 of 2017 concerning the Management and
Utilization of the Sultanate Land. In 2021 the central government together with
the provincial government built a new port on the sultanate land which was
utilized by the people of Girikarto village, causing conflict. The purpose of this
study was to find out the laws and regulations on the utilization of the sultanate
land and to analyze the implementation of the law application in Gesing Beach,
Girikato Village, Gunungkidul Regency.
This study used a normative-empirical method (applied law research).
It was a legal understanding in the sense of norms or rules and the implementation
of these legal rules. The legal materials used in this research are primary legal
materials, secondary legal materials and tertiary legal material. Real behavior was
a result of the application of legal norms by using a qualitative descriptive
analysis. The framework of this research used the principle of land registration
with the principle of legal certainty.
The conclusion of this research shows that the utilization of sultanate land
is regulated based on applicable laws and regulations in the Special Region of
Yogyakarta. The application of legal values and principles is not fully
implemented, causing conflicts. The government and the utilizing community do
not apply a culture that obeys the applicable laws and regulations. This research
reveals the root of the problem that caused the conflict that occurred at Gesing
Beach.

Keywords: Sultanate Land, Law Application, and Land-use Conflict

23/08/2023