IMMIGRATION SUPERVISION OF TRADITIONAL BORDER CROSSERS IN THE BORDER AREAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Erni Dwita Silambi

doi:10.7176/rhss/9-6-09

Abstract

Supervision of foreign traffic entering or leaving the territory of Indonesia as well as monitoring the existence and activities of foreigners in the territory of Indonesia. The method used is analyzing the problem by combining legal materials (which are secondary data) with primary data obtained in the field using a qualitative approach. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of the supervision carried out by the Immigration office on traditional border crossers on the PNG-Indonesia border in Merauke,To find out the obstacles faced by the Merauke Immigration Office in monitoring traditional border crossers. The results of this study are that the Immigration Office of Merauke Regency has conducted good supervision by forming a team consisting of relevant agencies, The obstacles encountered by the immigration office in carrying out surveillance were that the number of personnel at the cross-border post was very minimal, making it difficult to monitor border crossers whose numbers were relatively high, the number of mouse roads that were difficult to monitor and some borders that were rather difficult to reach.the lack of facilities at the border post so that to supervise and inspect luggage is still very limited because they still use the tool manually. Keywords : border crossers, supervision, traditional. DOI : 10.7176/RHSS/9-6-09 Publication date :March 31 st 2019

Highlights

International law as a rule governing relations between countries today is experiencing very rapid development, especially in the diplomatic field. 1 Every country is in a relationship between one another.2 State borders have a significant role in affirming state sovereignty at the from line3 The Border Area is a strategic area in maintaining the integrity of the State Territory, development in the border area is one of the development priorities in the work cabinet government which is on the third point, which is to build Indonesia from the periphery by strengthening regions and villages within the framework of the country unity
The supervision carried out by the immigration office in the border region adheres to the basic agreement between the Indonesian government and the Papua New Guenea government regarding known border regulations “Basic Agreement between the Government of the Independent State of Papua New
Guidelines on Border Arangements” and special arrangements for traditional cross-border activities and the habits of the Republic of Indonesia and Papua New Guenea issued by the Papua provincial government

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International law as a rule governing relations between countries today is experiencing very rapid development, especially in the diplomatic field. 1 Every country is in a relationship between one another. State borders have a significant role in affirming state sovereignty at the from line The Border Area is a strategic area in maintaining the integrity of the State Territory, development in the border area is one of the development priorities in the work cabinet government which is on the third point, which is to build Indonesia from the periphery by strengthening regions and villages within the framework of the country unity. International law as a rule governing relations between countries today is experiencing very rapid development, especially in the diplomatic field. Indonesia, which consists of islands, has a fairly long borderline with neighboring countries both land, sea and air, or what is called a State boundary which is a sovereign separator of a country based on international law. Part of the territory of the country which is located on the inner side along the borders of Indonesia and other countries is called the Border Area.. The definition of border can be divided into two parts, namely boundaries and frontier. Both of these definitions have different meanings and meanings, even though they complement each other and have strategic values for the sovereignty of the territory of the country.

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