Legal Protection and Substantive Justice in Land Acquisition for Public Interest: An Indonesian Perspective

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the formulation of legal protection for the community in the acquisition of land rights for public interest. The research method used is normative legal research, with a legislative, case, conceptual, and comparative approach. Research data were obtained from primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials, which were analyzed qualitatively to identify a legal construction that balances the interests of national development with the protection of community rights. The results of the study indicate that legal protection in the acquisition of land rights cannot rest solely on formal legality and administrative procedures; it must also address substantive protection that restores the conditions of affected communities. Ideal legal protection should include transparency in information, meaningful public consultation, accurate data collection on land subjects and objects, independent and transparent compensation assessments, equal deliberation, legal assistance, effective objection mechanisms, protection of vulnerable groups, and socio-economic recovery after land acquisition. A just formulation of land rights acquisition must position communities not as objects of development, but as legal subjects with rights to land, housing, employment, a decent living, participation, and fair treatment. Therefore, the public interest should not be interpreted as the basis for state domination, but rather must be tested through the principles of legality, tangible public benefit, proportionality, participation, accountability, and social justice.

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Meidizon, Ellydar Chaidir, Suparto, Surizki Febrianto Surizki (2026). Legal Protection and Substantive Justice in Land Acquisition for Public Interest: An Indonesian Perspective. International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM), 14(07), 766-771. https://doi.org/10.18535/ijsrm/v14i07.lla01

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