Legal Certainty and Protection for Fishponds in Coastal Erosion Areas in Semarang City

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10.2991/978-2-38476-565-2_31How to use a DOI?

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Legal Protection; Land; Abrasion Areas

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the legal certainty and protection of shrimp ponds in the coastal erosion area of Semarang City and identify weaknesses in regulations that guarantee land rights for affected communities. The research method used is a sociological-juridical approach with a descriptive-analytical type of research, which examines agrarian legal norms and their implementation in practice in the field. Data was obtained through interviews with pond owners, officials from the National Land Agency (BPN) of Semarang City, and local government agencies, and was supported by secondary data in the form of laws and regulations, legal literature, and policy documents related to coastal zone management. The results of the study show that coastal erosion in Semarang City, particularly in Tugu District and Tambak Lorok Village, has led to the loss of fishponds and created legal uncertainty regarding land ownership, as positive law only regulates the revocation of rights without providing protection mechanisms for bona fide owners. The applicable regulations, including the Basic Agrarian Law (UUPA) and Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency Regulation No. 17 of 2021, have not been able to provide substantive justice and are still administrative in nature. Therefore, there is a need to reformulate agrarian law policies that are adaptive to environmental changes, establish local regulations that guarantee legal certainty and protect the rights of coastal communities, and improve legal literacy so that the principles of legal certainty, justice, and benefit can be realized in the coastal areas of Semarang City.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Kukuh Sudarmanto
AU  - Muhammad Junaidi
AU  - Aurora Fatya Jenar
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/04/30
TI  - Legal Certainty and Protection for Fishponds in Coastal Erosion Areas in Semarang City
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Environment Diversity (ICOSEND 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 248
EP  - 254
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-565-2_31
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-565-2_31
ID  - Sudarmanto2026
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