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Enforcement of Environmental Criminal Law Based on Ecological Justice: Green Criminology Analysis of Structural Crime in Indonesia Wisnu Indra Cahaya; Fero Sanjaya; Herlita Eryke
PALAR (Pakuan Law review) Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026): Volume 12, Number 1 January-March 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/palar.v12i1.37

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This study examines the implementation of environmental criminal law enforcement in Indonesia through the perspectives of green criminology and green victimology, focusing on the ongoing challenges in controlling ecological crimes and protecting environmental victims. The research uses an empirical sociological-legal approach, with a descriptive-analytical framework to analyze court decisions and field information from law enforcement officials and affected communities. The results show that environmental law enforcement in Indonesia still prioritizes administrative mechanisms over criminal sanctions, which are often applied inconsistently and selectively. This analysis reveals that such legal patterns weaken the deterrent effect, especially against corporate actors, and fail to uphold ecological justice because court decisions often ignore the environment as the primary victim and eliminate mandatory restoration. As a result, environmental damage is often treated as a formal violation rather than a serious structural crime. To address this issue, this paper recommends strengthening the use of criminal instruments for significant ecological violations, integrating mandatory environmental restoration into every court ruling, and increasing the participation of affected communities in legal processes to ensure comprehensive ecological restoration and social protection.
Reform of Human Trafficking Victim Protection Policy in Indonesia: A Human Rights and Restorative Justice Perspective Fero Sanjaya; Herlita Eryke
PALAR (Pakuan Law review) Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026): Volume 12, Number 1 January-March 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33751/palar.v12i1.39

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Purpose of this paper is to examine the legal framework of victim protection in human trafficking cases in Indonesia, which currently faces significant challenges regarding the fulfillment of victims' rights to restitution. Despite the existence of Law No. 21 of 2007, victims often encounter systemic barriers in obtaining recovery, leading to secondary victimization. Methods used in this study follow a normative legal research approach with statutory, conceptual, and case perspectives, specifically analyzing Supreme Court Decision No. 2355 K/Pid.Sus/2022. Research results indicate that the current restitution mechanism is merely decorative and highly dependent on the perpetrator's financial capacity, which is often non existent or hidden. The study finds a significant legal gap where the state lacks a mandatory safety net for victims when perpetrators fail to pay. Analysis reveals that the protection policy is still heavily "offender-oriented" rather than "victim-centered." The lack of synchronization between human trafficking laws and witness/victim protection regulations creates procedural fragmentation that hinders the restorative justice process. To address these issues, this paper argues for a legal reformulation that positions the state as the ultimate guarantor of victim recovery. Recommendationsinclude the urgent revision of the Human Trafficking Law to institutionalize a "Victim Recovery Fund" and the implementation of an Integrated Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure that legal, psychological, and financial recovery are handled simultaneously through a coordinated inter-agency system.