Adat as Strategy for Legal Struggle and Legal Mobilization (Adat Sebagai Strategi Perjuangan dan Mobilisasi Hukum)

Authors

Yance Arizona, Universitas Gadjah Mada, IndonesiaFollow

Abstract

The word "adat" has several different meanings in Indonesia. Adat can be used to describe informal dispute settlement procedures, a habit that keeps repeating itself, or a norm that develops into a code of behavior. Adat is perceived in this article as a narrative and a strategy employed by oppressed groups to fight against various forms of exclusion, particularly in relation to land grabbing for resource extraction and conservation carried out by the state and private sectors. This article will analyze the evolution and distinctions of Adat-based studies and movements in Indonesia during the colonial and national periods. Using existing secondary material from various studies on indigenous studies and movements, this article shows the differences in agendas, strategies and actors that use adat in legal discourse and legal mobilization over time. The connection between local, national, and international contexts will also be covered in this study, along with how rural communities dealing with agrarian issues have turned to adat as a strategy for legal mobilization.

Bahasa Abstract

Kata "adat" memiliki beberapa arti yang berbeda di Indonesia. Adat dapat digunakan untuk menggambarkan prosedur penyelesaian sengketa informal, kebiasaan yang terus berulang, atau norma yang berkembang menjadi pedoman berperilaku. Adat dimaknai dalam artikel ini sebagai narasi dan strategi yang digunakan oleh kelompok-kelompok tertindas untuk melawan berbagai bentuk pengucilan, terutama dalam kaitannya dengan perampasan tanah untuk ekstraksi dan konservasi sumber daya yang dilakukan oleh aktor publik dan swasta. Artikel ini akan menganalisis evolusi dan perbedaan studi dan gerakan berbasis Adat di Indonesia dari masa kolonial ke nasional. Dengan menggunakan bahan sekunder yang ada dari berbagai penelitian tentang studi dan gerakan adat, artikel ini menunjukkan perbedaan agenda, strategi dan aktor yang menggunakan adat dalam diskursus dan mobilisasi hukum dari masa ke masa. Hubungan antara konteks lokal, nasional, dan internasional juga akan dibahas dalam artikel ini, bersama dengan bagaimana masyarakat pedesaan yang berurusan dengan masalah agraria telah beralih ke adat sebagai strategi untuk mobilisasi hukum.

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Recommended Citation

Arizona, Yance (2023) "Adat as Strategy for Legal Struggle and Legal Mobilization (Adat Sebagai Strategi Perjuangan dan Mobilisasi Hukum)," The Indonesian Journal of Socio-Legal Studies: Vol. 2: No. 2, Article 3.
DOI: 10.54828/ijsls.2023v2n2.3
Available at: https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/ijsls/vol2/iss2/3