URGENSI PENEGAKAN TERHADAP PENCEMARAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP DALAM ASPEK HUKUM PIDANA

Abstract

So far, academics and practitioners are quite familiar
with the term environmental law, which in Indonesian is known as
the rule of law. Referring to the type of government that the state
based on law is a general idea or concept that is not related to any
particular field of law. Even though the study of why environmental
law is needed is very focused on the impact of environmental damage
causedbymassiveexploitationinordertofulfilleconomic
development. As a caliph on earth, it is appropriate for humans to
protect and care for the earth and everything in it. However, in an
effort to improve the quality of life, humans try their best to process
andutilizenaturalresources.Environmentalexploitationalso
involves the private sector on behalf of companies or corporations.
The stagnation of law enforcement efforts by prioritizing criminal
sanctionshasresultedinafeelingofdeterrenteffecthaving
disappeared and the law as if it is not obeyed by the perpetrators of
environmentalcrimes,becausethisresearchfocusesmoreon
studying environmental criminal law related to the aspect of urgency
prioritizing criminal sanctions against perpetrators ofenvironmental
crimes life. This study uses a normative research model, research
based on analyzing legal principles, norms and all regulations that
apply in the legal system in Indonesia related to the environment.
This normative research will analyze laws and regulations and to
strengthen the results of the research the authors use xample as a
reinforcement of research results. The results of this study indicate
that the application of criminal sanctions has a high urgency, because
criminal sanctions havea deterrent effect.