Unraveling the Structural Legal Gap in the Recognition of Customary Law Communities: from Panji Selaten to the Tenurial Realities of Kedang Ipil

This article is a Socio-Legal Studies inquiry that examines the structural legal gap in the recognition of Customary Law Communities (Masyarakat Hukum Adat / MHA) and the protection of communal tenurial rights in East Kalimantan. The study contrasts the historical legal codifications of the Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate (Undang-Undang Panji Selaten and Undang-Undang Beraja Niti) with empirical land dispute realities experienced by the Dayak Kedang Ipil community in Kutai Kartanegara Regency.