How Effective is the Environmental Law for the Conservation of the Leuser Ecosystem Area in Indonesia?

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10.2991/assehr.k.200306.182How to use a DOI?

Keywords

exploitation, conservation, Leuser ecosystem area, the law regarding the environment

Abstract

The article aimed to investigate the policies in the environmental law in Indonesia and its effectiveness for the Leuser ecosystem area. The method used in this research was a normative and empirical method through legal, comparative, and historical approach. The data were analyzed based on descriptive analysis through inductive and deductive interpretation. The results showed that the environmental law in Indonesia had undergone significant progress in many aspects, one of which was in a reinforcement of criminal and private law and the implementation of strict liability principle. In addition, the law employs a biocentrism principle aiming to improve people’s lives by considering human as the center (anthropocentrism) to a holistic position; that is, all elements are related. However, the environmental law has not successfully been implemented due to the disputes between policymakers in the central and local governments, regarding development and environment, ecology and economy. Moreover, it is because the strict liability principle has not been considered as the foundation for law enforcement yet.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dede Suhendra
AU  - Azhari Yahya
AU  - Faisal
AU  - Suhaimi
AU  - Syarifuddin
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/13
TI  - How Effective is the Environmental Law for the Conservation of the Leuser Ecosystem Area in Indonesia?
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Law, Governance and Islamic Society (ICOLGIS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 61
EP  - 67
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200306.182
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200306.182
ID  - Suhendra2020
ER  -