INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ECONOMIC RIGHTS PROTECTION OF SEUDATI TRADITIONAL DANCE IN ACEH

Abstract

The province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam is one of the regions in Indonesia which has a unique culture and has an interesting and famous traditional dance. One of them is the Seudati Dance of Aceh which has received copyright law protection. However, Seudati Dance has not been inscribed by UNESCO, nor has it had a legal framework in Aceh. The main question is how to protect the Seudati Dance of Aceh based on the principle of international law and how the protection would be implemented in Indonesia. The result of this research shows that the protection of Seudati Dance in international law falls into the category of traditional cultural expression. However, the role of Aceh Government, in this case, is still unclear. It seems that the Government is unable to take full responsibility for legal protection regarding traditional cultural expressions, especially Seudati Dance. This condition can be seen from the absence of regional regulation, specifically regulating the protection and preservation of the Seudati Dance. The protection of the Seudati Dance itself still only refers to Law No. 5 of 2017 concerning the Development of Culture.