Hukum Adat Di Bangka Belitung : Kontinuitas Dan Perubahan Dalam Konteks Masyarakat Modern

ABSTRACT Customary law in Bangka Belitung plays an important role in the lives of the local community, particularly in social, economic, and environmental aspects. Customary law is a system of social norms that lives and develops within indigenous communities as a form of local wisdom passed down from generation to generation. In the Bangka Belitung region, customary law has its own unique characteristics, reflected in the management of natural resources, social structures, and dispute resolution mechanisms based on consensus-building. This study aims to explore how customary law in Bangka Belitung has survived, undergone transformation, and interacted with state law in the context of modern society. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a legal ethnography approach, involving in-depth interviews with customary leaders, village officials, and participatory observation of customary practices in several villages in Bangka Belitung. The findings reveal that customary law remains prevalent in certain aspects, such as natural resource management and dispute resolution, despite shifts in values due to modernization and pressure from formal law. Customary law continues to serve as the primary guiding principle in various aspects of community life, particularly in the management of communal land, environmental governance, and the resolution of inter-community conflicts.Keywords: Customary Law, Bangka Belitung, Social Change, Local Wisdom, Dispute Resolution