The Rationality on Regulation of Village Government Function on First-Time Land Registration to Form the Land Ownership Certainty in Indonesia

This article aimes to find the rationality on the regulation of village government function on the first-time land registration. Negative publication system in Indonesia Agrarian law leads to the uncertainty of land ownership which results in conflicts. A strong optimization on the function of Village Government on land registration is necessary. This study employed a normative approach. Communal regime-based natural resources management becomes the basis of the rationality of Village Government’ function strengthening on the land registration.