Abstract

Budi Setyanto, Jamal Wiwoho, Mohammad Jamin, Isharyanto.

Elections in Papua are held based on Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections.In the Papuan elections as an approach to cultural values and ethnicity through noken. The basis of modern law, and and local wisdom. This model of indigenous peoples even though it contradicts the principle of election turns out to be a democratic process and provides a sense of justice for local indigenous peoples. This study will examine the electoral mechanism in Papua by prioritizing the mechanism of indigenous Papuans. The results showed the construction of electoral law in Papua, in accordance with customary law accommodated by the community in positive law in Indonesia.