LAW IN THE MAJAPAHIT KINGDOM DURING THE REIGN OF KING HAYAM WURUK (1350-1389) AND ITS RELATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL LAW IN INDONESIA

Abstract

Legal research in the Majapahit era can be an important thing to know the laws used, especially in Indonesia related to the development of national law, the law book found in the Majapahit era that was used to regulate people's lives was Kutaramanawa. can the law in the Majapahit kingdom during the reign of King Hayam Wuruk (1350-1389) be used as a reference for the development of National Law in Indonesia? is the problem under study. This research applies normative research, namely research on legal norms and principles with conceptual approach related to law at the time of Hayam Wuruk The data collected are secondary data obtained through literature research, which consists of primary legal materials in the form of laws and regulations in the field of law, and also through a historical approach. The nature of the research is descriptive which describes perna hukum di kingdom majapahit, which is then analysed qualitatively to obtain answers that can be scientifically accounted for, by drawing conclusions deductively. The results illustrate that basically the legal law in the Majapahit kingdom during the reign of King Hayam Wuruk (1350-1389) cannot be applied just like that, because the guidance of the times is different and the living conditions of the people are also different. What needs to be thought about is that his soul can live the national law that has not been realized until now.