Environmental Crime Analysis Research Articles

Enforcement of Law Against Corporations That Commit Environmental Crime and Transnational Crime

Objective: This research wants to explore the following. Analysis of Environmental Crime as a Transnational Crime Involving Corporations and Analysis of Law Enforcement Problems Regarding Company Responsibility as Perpetrators of Environmental Crime. Methodology: This research is a normative legal research based on empirical cases using a statutory approach. Techniques for obtaining through Normative law by researching legal material, primary, secondary legal material, and also tertiary legal material. In empirical legal research, data collection techniques exist 2 (two) techniques that can be used, either individually or together. An interview is a direct question-and-answer session between researchers and respondents or sources for getting information. Results: The results of this research show that the problems in law enforcement against corporations in environmental crimes can be grouped as follows: There is no legal provision that regulates the definition of corporations, or sanctions for corporations that commit environmental crimes; Law enforcement is still offender oriented without any legal protection for victims; Weak evidence and lack of expert witnesses. Document study is a method of collecting data use and study documentation or documents in the form of archives, notes, and tables, places used as research. Conclusion: Environmental crime is a transnational crime because most environmental crimes often involve corporations. Legal regulations for environmental crimes against corporations are still very difficult to implement and encounter various problems. The problem of law enforcement against corporations can be grouped with legal provisions governing corporations, for corporations that commit environmental crimes, due to weak evidence and a lack of expert witnesses.

Environmental Crimes: A Framework for Detection, Monitoring, and Enforcement in The Maldives

The Maldives suffers environmental crimes, such as illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, illegal discharge and dumping of waste and chemicals, illicit trafficking of wild flora and fauna, and prohibited air pollution, as well as coral and sand mining. This article provides a desk-based, legal analysis of environmental crime in the Maldives. As the first study focusing on this topic in the Maldives, this article highlights the challenges facing this state, explores the existing legal landscape, and provides a framework of recommendations to enhance the law to detect, monitor, and punish environmental crimes.

Analysis of environmental crime sanctioning in Nigeria

Analysis of environmental crime sanctioning in Nigeria