Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to find recognition of ownership rights to land and protection of the
interests of landowners. This research uses a normative-empirical type of research. The approach used is a
conceptual approach, using primary legal materials, secondary legal materials, and tertiary legal materials, the
legal materials collected are then described descriptively.The results showed that the essence of rights protecting
to the certificate holder of land rights, namely the recognition of ownership rights to land. Recognition of this
right is obtained after someone has done the process of working to get recognition of ownership rights over the
land under their control so far. Owners who control land in good faith after going through the process of
working physically or obtaining rights through the transfer must be given the recognition of rights in the form of
land certificates as a form of legal protection from the government, after going through the application for land
registration. Every owner of the land, the owner must have various interests in it. These interests are part of the
rights that must be respected by others. The rule of law must protect the interests of the certificate holder of his
land right from interference from other people who can harm his rights/interests. Proof of legal certainty as a
guarantee of protection that the rights to land owned by the community/right holders are safe from interference
from others and can improve the welfare of the owners of land rights.