Abstract
The aims of this research were to examine the legal protection on the farmer rights in international trade under Indonesian law. The research was important to provide various alternative solutions over the problem of inabilities of farmer to be a subject of international trade and to review whether the Indonesian Government gave legal protection to farmer rights. It was an empirical legal research, which using primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected from the respondents and informants while the secondary ones were taken from primary and secondary legal materials. The validity of data used sources triangulation method while all of data were analysed by analysis of editing style through legal interpretation. The result showed that Indonesian Government through enactment of its legislation has not been providing the legal protection to the farmer rights in international trade optimally. Moreover, this study was expected to contribute in reforming over legislation that regulates the protection of farmer rights.
Highlights
Indonesia is one of the biggest agricultural countries in the world
This study examined the enactment of legislation governing to the legal protection of farmers' rights in international trade
The agricultural sector has been proven to provide a major contribution to the national economy, especially in spurring an increase national income
Summary
Indonesia is one of the biggest agricultural countries in the world. Agricultural sector has been providing a major contribution in economy, in increasing the national income. Contribution of agricultural sector to gross domestic product was about 20% at 2002 and from 210 million populations of Indonesia, it is about 150 million people living from agriculture crops, fisheries, livestock, crops, and forestry (Karwan A Salikin, 2003). One of them is regarding to the farmer welfare and the recognition of farmers’ rights. In the context of free trade, the issue of readiness of Indonesian farmers being examined whether they are capable to be a subject of international trade, or just going to be neglected. The Indonesian Government needs to provide legal protection over farming and the farmer rights as a subject of international trade
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