Application of Customary Law Sanctions Against Logging in Muara Madras Village

Abstract

Being one of the largest tropical forests in the world, Indonesia's forests are very important for the survival of all other countries. Later, this research will be examined qualitatively, using the author's data to describe the research descriptively. After analysis, the writer uses a deductive reasoning approach, or a form of thinking that jumps from general statements or propositions to specific statements or cases, to draw conclusions about research findings. Customary punishments can be in the form of punishments imposed by God or ancestral spirits. For offenses against neighbors and neighborhoods where they are residence, including forests granted in accordance with negotiated regulations adopted by the community, there are customary consequences. Muara Madras Village, The actions of the people who were suspected of logging in customary forests were not fully covered by the application of customary law to criminal acts of logging in Muara Madras Village. There are two elements that hinder the application of customary law to acts of illegal encroachment on the forest in Muara Madras Village, including the factor of indigenous peoples and external circumstances.