The Influence of the Position of Customary Territory Boundaries in Resolving Boundary Conflicts

Abstract

A country exists because of the existence of local communities who believe in and inhabit a region, control and utilize their territory with customs and traditions so that there are customary boundaries. In Papua Province, especially in Merauke Regency, boundary conflicts are part of maintaining identity. The influence of the position of customary boundaries often echoes an event of "tribal war" or "customary land disputes". It is important to understand how to handle boundary conflicts by suing customary boundaries because there is empirical evidence that the handling of administrative government boundary conflicts and local community boundaries has not been maximized which has resulted in loss of life. Customary boundaries according to the systems approach in national system management in the analysis of the conceptualization of socio-cultural life subsystems are related to culture and the position of boundaries in culture is one of the important supporters in the context of the formation of government, because if without a region with clear boundaries, then administratively or governmentally there is no institutional building such as the **Papua Customary Council (DAP)** and **Customary Community Institution (LMA)** play an important role in the process of mediating boundary conflicts in Merauke. The involvement of these institutions creates an effective communication channel between indigenous peoples and the government or external parties involved in land disputes. So that the boundaries can be used as a resolution of boundary conflicts and it is appropriate to make a regional regulation on the Resolution of Boundary Conflicts.