Transfer of Individual Rights to the Customary Rights of the Imbuti Customary Law Community in Merauke Regency

Abstrak

This study aims to determine the requirements for the transfer of individual rights to customary rights of the Imbuti customary community in Merauke Regency, and to understand the process of transferring individual rights to customary rights of the Imbuti customary community in Merauke Regency.

This research was conducted in Merauke Regency, specifically in Imbuti village. Employing empirical juridical research, the data collection techniques used were field study and literature review.. The data analysis technique used was qualitative.

The results of the study indicate that the transfer of individual rights to the customary rights of the imbuti customary law community must fulfill several customary requirements, including: originating from identity/lineage in the clan, approval from the customary leader (pakas anim), implementation of customary rituals/misar, preparation of attributes in the release, symbolic speech/customary oath, calling the names of ancestors (kuunam), and animal sacrifice/pig toki, planting bamboo on land boundaries, and customary advice. The process of transferring individual rights to the customary rights of the imbuti customary law community is carried out through structured and binding stages according to custom, starting from customary deliberation by pakas anim, continued with ritual preparation by mburaro, implementation of the tiang misar ceremony, recitation of customary oath, direct designation of land boundaries by mitawal, animal sacrifice (pig toki), planting bamboo as a symbol of the transfer of rights and closing with customary advice to the recipient of the rights.