CUSTOMARY LAND RIGHTS OF ORANG ASLI: A CASE STUDY IN KAMPUNG PARIT GONG, NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA

Authors

  • Intan Nadia Ghulam Khan Faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
  • Kamilah Wati Mohd Faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
  • Fareed Mohd Hassan Faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
  • Izawati Wook Faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Abstract

The Orang Asli group forms a minority community in Peninsular Malaysia, whose livelihood mostly depends on their land and the surrounding area. Dispute over customary land rights of Orang Asli has been continual in Malaysia although Malaysian Courts, in several cases, have upheld the Common Law rights of Orang Asli to their customary lands. This poses a challenge to some Orang Asli communities and State Governments. Based on focus group discussion, profiling survey, and library research methods, this paper analyses the land rights of Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia, by placing focus on Orang Asli in Kampung Parit Gong, Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan. The findings indicate that the Kampung Parit Gong Orang Asli community has been strictly adhering to the customs of ‘adat perpatih’ since yesteryears, and that they highly value the land, both through usage of land and by inheritance. Several important concerns were raised by the Orang Asli in Kampung Parit Gong, particularly on the security over their rights on the said customary land and the guarantee of their future generationsâ€%9

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Published

31-01-2021

How to Cite

Khan, I. N. G., Mohd, K. W., Mohd Hassan, F., & Wook, I. (2021). CUSTOMARY LAND RIGHTS OF ORANG ASLI: A CASE STUDY IN KAMPUNG PARIT GONG, NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA. UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 12(1), 199–217. Retrieved from https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/uumjls/article/view/uumjls2021.12.1.9