The Existence of Customary Law Communities Rights To Forests After the Establishment of North Lombok Regional Regulation About Recognition and Protection of Customary Law Communities

Revealing the extent of the existence of customary law communities' customary rights over forests before the enactment of Regional Regulation Number 6 of 2020 concerning Recognition and Protection of Customary Law Communities; and Revealing the extent of the existence of customary law communities' customary rights over forests after the enactment of Regional Regulation Number 6 of 2020 concerning Recognition and Protection of Customary Law Communities. The discussion is first, the existence of customary law communities before the formation of North Lombok Regency regional regulation number 6 of 2020 concerning recognition and protection of customary law communities has been recognized, this is proven in various statutory regulations, namely the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Article 18B paragraph 1 and paragraph 2, the basic agrarian law of the Republic of Indonesia number 5 of 1960 concerning land, as well as in various other statutory regulations, however, this existence is recognized with certain limitations, namely that the Customary Law Community as long as it is still alive, the Ulayat Rights are in accordance with with the development of society, the existence of Ulayat Rights must be in accordance with the principles of the Republic of Indonesia. Second, the existence of customary law communities in North Lombok Regency was recognized after the establishment of North Lombok Regency Regional Regulation No. 6 of 2020. However, the existence of customary law communities in terms of MHA protection of customary forest areas is still very weak because the rights given are in the form of management rights. This right can be waived if faced with public interests or revoked based on certain laws. KEYWORDS: Legal Protection, Customary Rights, Customary Forests, North Lombok