Disputes often occur because there are many owners in a single, wide land. Unfortunately, all the owners have (land ownership) certificatesJakarta (ANTARA) - The Job Creation Law can help resolve disputes involving palm oil businesses and communities, including indigenous people, that are often constrained by overlapping regulations, an official at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has said.
"The Job Creation Law can help resolve regulatory overlapping so it does not happen again," director general of human rights at the ministry, Mualimin Abdi, said at a webinar on 'Uncovering the Impacts of the Palm Oil Industry Business', which was streamed on the House of Representatives' (DPR RI) Youtube channel here on Monday.
According to Abdi, overlapping regulations can result in legal uncertainty for involved parties. The involved parties comprise business players and indigenous peoples, including communities in the palm oil area that uphold indigenous law, he said.
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"Disputes often occur because there are many owners in a single, wide land. Unfortunately, all the owners have (land ownership) certificates," he pointed out.
Furthermore, legal uncertainty is often the cause of agrarian conflicts between indigenous communities and company owners who conduct activities, such as expansion of palm oil plantations, he explained.
"Indigenous people always get marginalized in the conflicts regarding the corporation's activities," he noted.
One of the government's solutions for overcoming the underlying legal problems is the Job Creation Law, he explained. Through the law, the government hopes to simplify regulations, especially those related to large-scale businesses such as palm oil, he said.
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"Nevertheless, the Constitutional Court has ruled Job Creation (law) as conditionally unconstitutional," Abdi remarked.
In addition to overlapping legal problems, differences in the interpretation of regulatory norms are also a problem that Abdi said he and his team often come across.
"This is often a problem in palm oil business activities. Palm oil is a top product that requires spacious land, so it often collides with various matters, such as the indigenous peoples," he explained.
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Translator: Putu S, Kenzu T
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