Arti Penting Pengaturan Kejahatan Ekosida Sebagai Tindak Pidana di Indonesia

Abstract

The concept of ecocide should be considered as one of the crimes that have the opportunity to be included in Indonesian laws and regulations because the destruction of this ecosystem is hazardous and gives a shadow of destruction, given the focus on significant damage and its impact on some of the rights that exist. To be human rights. Several countries in the world regulate ecocides as part of crimes against humanity and human rights. The limitations of this research are to examine: 1) whether ecocide can be categorized as a severe crime based on international elements in the concept of international criminal acts, and 2) whether it is necessary to regulate ecocide as a criminal offense in Indonesia. This study uses a normative juridical research method with a statute and conceptual approaches. The crime of ecocide has not been categorized as an international crime and has not been regulated separately as an independent crime, although some countries have regulated it as part of crimes against humanity. Ecocides are only included in the crime of environmental destruction and, on an international scale, are part of war crimes if environmental damage occurs due to the impact of armed conflict.