PELA GANDONG SEBAGAI SARANA PENYELESAIAN KONFLIK

The research, entitled “Pela Gandong as a Conflict Resolution Tool in Maluku” aims First to know and analyze the role of Pela Gandong in Maluku society tradition. Secondly, to know and analyze Pela Gandong in the context of Law Number 7 Year 2012. Based on the research result, it can be concluded that First, conflict is a feud and/or physical clash with violence between two or more community groups that take place within a certain time and have a wide impact, resulting in insecurity and social disintegration that disrupts national stability and impedes national development. Secondly, Pela means a bond, while Gandong means siblings, so Pela Gandong is a bond of unity and raising one another. Third, the resolution of the conflict in Maluku according to Law No. 7 of 2012 provides a portion for customary institutions to resolve the conflict, the result of the settlement of the conflict through customary institutions has a binding force for the community groups involved in the conflict.