THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LILIFUK CUSTOMARY LAW TOWARDS COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OF KUPANG BAY

Abstract

The kuanheun coastal communities have a customary law that help maintain coastal environmental sustainability resourceS called as lilifuk customary law(lilifuk atolan instrument). This research applied empirical method by formulating three problems: what are the values embedded in lilifuk customary law; how is the of lilifuk customary law contribution to prevent coastal environmental degradation; and how is the correlation between lilifuk customary law values and the law provision on coastal areas and small islands management. The result of the research identified the following; the first, L ilifuk customary law contains religious value , ecological value, communal value, social relations value , solidarity and responsibility value , social leadership value , and education al value . Second, the settlement of law violation by lilifuk customary law is conduted by the following steps : reporting; discussion; verdict; and execution. Third, there is a correlation between the lilifuk customary lilifuk values and WP3K Law values . Keywords: lilifuk customary law, environmental degradation, kupang bay