The Application of the Cabotage Principle as a Sovereign of the Country for the Role of the Sea Transportation Sector Elfrida Ratnawati
Faculty of Law University of Trisakti Jakarta Indonesia
Abstract
The Transportation Sector is one of the sub-systems of the life system of the nation, which has a function as an element of supporting, servicing and promoting as well as a large role in community life, both in ideology, politics, economics, social, culture and defense and security, and it is highly related with the revival of the national shipping industry. To realize the things above, the Cabotage principle must be applied consistently with formulating policies and taking the necessary steps. Does the Cabotage principle have a role as the guardian of Indonesias sovereignty? What are the benefits for Indonesia when implementing the Cabotage principle? is the main problem in this writing. The method used is normative legal research, supported by secondary data and primary data and analyzed descriptively. The research results show that the application of the Cabotage principle is meaningful to the countrys sovereignty in the role of the maritime transportation sector in maintaining national security and defense, which can be mobilized if the State is in a state of danger and benefits in addition to maintaining state sovereignty from the aspect of security and defense also encourages the growth of the Indonesian economy
Keywords: Cabotage, State Sovereignty, Sea Transportation, Indonesia
