A Renewal Attempt at a Bill in Indonesia's Criminal Law: A Study of the Development in the Norm of Rejang Customary Law

The inventory of Rejang Customary Law norm, specifically in Bengkulu Tengah regency, in line with the Indonesia’s Law Renewal Policies. All of the way to strengthen the local wisdom, including the case resolution mechanism within National political Law, are all been stated in National Policies, started when it was stated in the Presidential Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 7 Year 2005 concerning the National Medium term development plan (RPJMN) in 2004-2009, which already written to reform the law system and politic in the next five years. Therefore its necessary to conduct research on customary court, especially on customary law in Rejang community whose domiciled in Bengkulu Tengah. Some of the question that needed to be answered in this research is which forms, term, norms and reaction are there that of the Rejang Customary Law that still apply in the communities that occurs in Bengkulu Tengah regency that related to crimes against one’s dignity and life. This research is an empirical law research, which examines the law as a fact and the application of law in the Rejang society in Bengkulu Tengah regency. Regarding to crimes againts the dignity and life of a person, there are several institution of Customary Law norm with respective reaction/sanction, namely Menggomboa, Tekleseng, Tekabeak, Ngabeak, Iram Coa Berdaleak, Cido Celako, Upet, Johong Pemayo, Begaseak, Bangun Kenyayo, Cempalo Tangan, Bangun mayo, Kerineak. While customary reaction to violation of customary norms relating to the dignity and the life of a person are Minai Maaf and or Tentok Kambing, and or Tepunjung, and or kedendo, and or Tepung Tabea (Setawar Sedingin), expulsion, or signing a letter of Peace Agreement