AUTHORITY OF ADAT INSTITUTIONS IN RESOLVING CUSTOMARY LAND DISPUTES USING COMMUNITY ADAT LAW TOKODEDE IN DISTRICT LIKÍSA TIMOR LESTE

Abstract

Common Law of the Tokodede (Uku los bandu) is customary law governing the indigenous in the
district Likísa Timor Leste. In the year 2017 dispute the boundary of land customary between indigenous people
in the village Dato and in the village Loidahar and the problems be finished by the institutions of local
traditional (Lia nain), Until now will not be the customary land disputes This study attempts to described how
the customs institutions in resolving land disputes the customary Tokodede adat law in the district Likísa Timor
Leste. Research methodology used that is empirical in juridical identification and the effectiveness of a law
customary Tokodede dispute resolution customary in land boundaries. The research results show that customary
institutions in adat law Tokodede has the authority received report dispute, form the customary, set the
customary, implement the custom or the elders, make decisions or the elders, custom or customary institutions
and dispute resolution the adat land. Thus existence adat law Tokodede need is retained without discrimination
for containing values life and able to solve problems including customary social land issues. Required the
commitment of the local government district Likisa in support of customs institutions of Tokodede consistently
by making the rules of the area in strengthening the existence of customs institutions of Tokodede as a form of
capacity building for part of sustainable development in district Likísa of Timor Leste.
Keywords: adat law, likísa, Timor Leste