Understanding Natural Resources Clause in Indonesia Constitution

Abstract

This paper analyzed the regulation of natural resources in the 1945 Constitution. Regulations regarding the natural resources affairs in the Indonesian constitution can be found in Article 33 section (3) of the 1945 Constitution. The study's objective is to discover how the clauses in the Indonesian constitution concerning natural resources are interpreted and applied in theory and practice. By using the normative juridical method, this paper discovers that the control of natural resources in the Indonesian constitution is constructed on the concept of economic management. As for the management of this economy, the state is obliged to apply a welfare state for the benefit of the Indonesian people.