Indonesian Authority to Determine Maps as the Legality of Country Territorial Boundaries

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10.2991/assehr.k.211130.015How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Country Map; Indonesia; Legality; Country Territorial Boundaries

Abstract

In determining territorial boundaries, the map existence is very important, because the map includes the outermost starting points that illustrate the Country territorial boundaries. Indonesian map provides spatial information for public about the Indonesian country, also describes the boundaries projection according to Indonesian law, so the Indonesian map is dynamic and will be updated according to developments. In order to renew the country territorial boundaries, the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs on July 14 2017 launched the map of the Republic of Indonesia. On the map, there are several reasons behind the need for renewal. The problem discussed in this research is how the arrangements in determining the map as the legality of country territorial boundaries and what is the basis of Indonesian country in determining the map as the legality of country territorial boundaries? This research is normative juridical research using statute approach method, namely by examining the laws and regulations related to the legal issues under study. The results are that the arrangement for determining the map is regulated in Law Number 4 of 2011 concerning Geospatial Information, namely in articles 7, 12, 18, 22 and 35. Article 7 mentions the map type, article 12 regulates the map contents, article 18 regulates the map scale, article 22 regulates the map administering agency and article 35 regulates the form of map presentation. A country in establishing a map is based on the provisions stipulated in UNCLOS, namely in articles 16, 75 and 84 which states that the country must include the boundaries of the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf on the map with adequate scale, and the country must deposit the country map to the Secretary General of the United Nations.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Indien Winarwati
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/03
TI  - Indonesian Authority to Determine Maps as the Legality of Country Territorial Boundaries
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joined Conference on Social Science (ICSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 77
EP  - 81
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211130.015
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211130.015
ID  - Winarwati2021
ER  -