LEGAL CERTAINTY IN PROVIDING CERTIFICATE OF LAND RIGHTS FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE BASED ON LAW NUMBER 13, 2017

The complexity of the issue of structuring land law after the independence of Timor Leste 20 years. The rise of community demands regarding land ownership rights is closely related to the principle of independence which cannot be separated from property rights, contract rights and freedom. Land rights are a separate issue for the RDTL state where there is dual ownership of certificates from the Portuguese colonial era and the Indonesian occupation of Timor Leste.This study aims to conduct a theoretical analysis of the authority of the ministry of justice in providing land rights certificates in accordance with applicable laws. this study adopts normative assumptions to indicate a critical problem in the ministry of justice which includes several literature reviews. As the final conclusion of this research, based on theoretical assumptions, it is explained thatOwnership of land and buildings must guarantee legal certainty and legal protection, legal certainty and legal protection regarding land that is property rights from a juridical point of view of the subjects land status, and from a physical point of view in the form of the location, boundaries and area of ​​land which are regulated based on statutory regulations. InvitationOn the basis of the dual ownership of land titles, the RDTL government has attempted to establish various land law instruments to regulate citizens rights to land. However, this still raises various problems, including: juridical problems, sociological problems, historical problems and politicalproblems. So that the writing of this article can also provide clarity on land law in the country of Timor Leste.