KAJIAN STATUS PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR SEBAGAI PROVINSI KEPULAUAN DITINJAU DARI PERSPEKTIF HUKUM

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) consisting of inhibited and unhibited islands has enormous sea and natural resources with both comparative and cooperative advantages. However, the utilization and management of marine and fisheries resources are still facing limitations such as lack of sea and special port infrastructure, transportation, communication, water, electricity, health, and education facilities. In addition, the development in the Capital of the Province/District which tends to be cliquish along with infrastructure constraints and inequality lead to another problem for managing government in East Nusa Tenggara. In fact, the treatment for managing East Nusa Tenggara Islands cannot be equal with other provinces in Indonesia since it is not mainly land area. Constitutionally, Act Number 32 Year 2004 has not accommodated East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government geographically since the range of development is wider and spreads across the islands. As a