Manuscript Title
RECONSTRUCTING LEGAL CERTAINTY IN DIGITAL LAND REGISTRATION: A NORMATIVE STUDY OF ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATES IN INDONESIA
Author(s)
Kemas Indra Natanegara, Yusriadi, Ana Silviana
Published: 23-02-2026
About The Author(s):
1. Kemas Indra Natanegara- Doctoral Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Soedarto, SH., Tembalang, Semarang.
2. Yusriadi - Lecturer, Doctoral Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Soedarto, SH., Tembalang, Semarang.
3. Ana Silviana - Lecturer, Doctoral Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Soedarto, SH., Tembalang, Semarang.
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the adequacy of the applicable legal framework in ensuring the legal certainty of electronic land certificates and to formulate a model for reconstructing legal certainty to strengthen the validity and reliability of digital land registration. This research is a normative legal research with a statutory and conceptual approach, using primary and secondary legal materials that are analyzed qualitatively through legal interpretation methods and juridical argumentation. The results of the study show that the existing legal framework has provided a normative basis for electronic certificates, but it has not fully guaranteed comprehensive legal certainty due to the potential for regulatory disharmonization, the regulation of evidentiary strength has not been optimal, and the security standards and state accountability mechanisms have not been rigorous. The reconstruction of legal certainty is needed through the harmonization of regulations, strengthening the legitimacy of proving electronic certificates, integrating cybersecurity standards in the land system, and establishing a transparent digital correction and audit mechanism. With a theoretical approach to legal protection, this reconstruction is expected to be able to realize a valid, reliable, accountable, digital land registration system that guarantees the protection of land rights in a sustainable manner within the framework of the Indonesian legal state.
Keywords
Reconstruction, Law, Registration, Land, Digital, Certificate, Electronic.