MODEL PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA HAK ULAYAT BERDASARKAN HUKUM ADAT DI NEGERI HITULAMA KECAMATAN LEIHITU KABUPATEN MALUKU TENGAH

In Hitulama Country, Leihitu District, Maluku Regency, in the middle of resolving ulayat land disputes, there are still many institutions outside the Court. In this area there are still many customary lands belonging to customary law communities which often lead to conflicts of interest. Indigenous peoples place the King as the head of the customary alliance, the symbol as well as the system and model of customary law itself in resolving disputes over customary rights of indigenous peoples. The purpose of this study was to determine the Model for Settlement of Customary Rights Disputes Based on Customary Law in Hitulama Country, Leihitu District, Central Maluku Regency, in addition to knowing whether the settlement model based on customary law in Hitulama Country, Leihitu District, Central Maluku Regency has met the principles of justice. The approach method used is empirical juridical while the type of research is descriptive analytical. The population is community leaders, traditional leaders and the community who have experienced land disputes which are then taken as samples, namely the indigenous people of the land of Hitulama by non-random sampling. The data collection technique used is primary data obtained through interviews and secondary data consisting of primary legal materials in the form of legislation relating to the object under study, secondary legal materials in the form of books, scientific papers and tertiary legal materials. in the form of an Indonesian dictionary and an English dictionary. The data obtained were then analyzed qualitatively. The conclusion from the results of this study is that the role of the King as the head of the customary alliance, the symbol as well as the system and model of customary law, plays a very important role in resolving disputes over ulayat lands because the adat chief is considered a judge of peace between communities in resolving ulayat land disputes and the place where community members rely. custom to solve the problem