Legal Protection of Local Wisdom in the Context of Intellectual Property Rights Law: Study of Traditional Knowledge of Lubuk Larangan in Jambi Malay Indigenous People

Abstract

The Lubuk Larangan Tradition is one way for most of the indigenous people in Jambi Province who live in the watershed to protect the water and fish that are almost extinct. This tradition is carried out with certain skills and knowledge that are based on local wisdom and are based on the values contained in Jambi traditional Malay culture. In addition to maintaining fish, Lubuk Larangan tradition is intended to maintain the water ecosystems. The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze this tradition as in an intellectual property rights regime. The method used in this study was qualitative type with normative juridical type with empirical tendency. The theory used in this study was the theory of legal effectiveness, property rights theory, belief theory and the theory of justice. It provides confirmation that Lubuk larangan tradition in Jambi Malay Custom Society as a Traditional Knowledge that fulfilled the legal requirements of intellectual property rights with the agreed stages according to the tradition based on the values contained in Seloko adat Melayu Jambi. Therefore, the collective rights of the people need legal protection.