The adat recht mandondonkon saba in Sipirok district South Tapanuli regency

Abstract

Mandondonkon saba or rice field pawn is one of the legal acts regulated in the Sipirok customary law. The Madondonkon Saba incident or occurred due to various things, including factors of very urgent or sudden economic needs. The purpose of this study was to determine how the implementation of the Mandondonkon Saba Customary Law and what the legal consequences were. The research method used is qualitative research with a qualitative descriptive analysis approach, which describes the reality that the author examines as a series of activities or processes to carry out information appropriately in the life of an object, which is linked to problem solving from both a theoretical and practical point of view. Targets and sources of research data. The result of this research is that the implementation of the mandodondonkon saba customary law in Sipirok sub-district has resulted in the transfer of the management rights of the rice fields from the owner to the person who gave the loan until the loan money is returned. Then the legal consequences resulting from the agreement are recognized by the state, in accordance with Article 5 of Law Number 5 of 1960 concerning Agrarian Principles. Keywords: Mandondonkon saba; customary law; implementation