22 July 2022
Sadli Damanik A.Md
Public Relation FH-USU: Friday (22/07/2022), Summer course program 2022, law faculty USU invited speaker Prof. Dr. Rosnidar Sembiring, SH.,M.Hum, with the topic “Rakut Sitelu and Civil Case”. This summer course started with presentation from speaker, open discussion, questions and answer. It moderated by Siti Khairunnissa, SH.,M.H, lecture faculty of law USU. This program took a hybrid meeting.
Prof. Dr. Rosnidar Sembiring, SH., M.Hum is a professor of Law faculty USU specializing in Customary Law. She serves as secretary in the Master of Notarial Law Postgraduate Program at USU. She is a member of the Association of Customary Law Lectures, Association of Civil Law Lecturers, and the Indonesian Lecturers Association. At the beginning of the presentation, Prof. Dr. Rosnidar explained the history of “Rakut Sitelu.” The Karo people lived at the Karo highland, North Sumatra. Concerning the Karo, we should know the Sangkep Nggeluh or the integrity of a person's life, namely the elements in the customs that control the Karo people. The elements that determine Sangkep Nggeluh are Marga Silima, Tutur Siwaluh, Perkade Kaden, Sepuluh Plus sada, and Rakut Sitelu. Hereinafter, Prof. Rosnidar described the components and processes of identity formation in the Karo people. She said linking symbolic interactionism is very important for identity formation.
Karo people implemented civilization and tried to maintain the Karo culture, which is integrated into the rakut si telu / sangkep nggeluh. The concept of the Karo people is inevitably a part of where the Karo people come from: life, culture, profession, and even the environment. In the next slide, Prof. Rosnidar explained the scheme , where Kalimbubu with Senina is in the left and right positions while the beru child is at the bottom in the middle is a sukut or party owner. If it is a marriage custom, it means the bride and her parents; if it is death, it means family is left behind. The sukut is surrounded by rakut sitelu. It caused for realizing the Karo people keep culture alive . Each of these groups have duties which is a part of them At the end of his presentation, Prof. Rosnidar explained the Jurisprudence regarding karo customs, Supreme Court Decision with number 179 / Sip / 1961 that the position of inheritance of boys and girls is the same. In the Karo people, men are heirs; women are only given the right of use, given a share by their brothers based on "kekelengen". In her perspective, there are several indications, namely Tukur/gold means women was being "sold" or married to the male, Adat Lakoman (leviraat) as evidence of women inherited by her husband’s family The term naki-naki is a supernatural woman.
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