Sanksi Pidana Terhadap Pelaku Tindak Pidana Kebakaran Hutan Padang Savana

Ni Luh Putu Tristania (Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Warmadewa, Indonesia)
I Ketut Kasta Arya Wijaya (Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Warmadewa, Indonesia)
Ni Made Sukaryati Karma (Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Warmadewa, Indonesia)

Jurnal Interpretasi Hukum
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Jurnal Interpretasi Hukum

Law is a reflection of human conscience, so it cannot be separated from the nature of the nation. The savanna forest is a forest located in an arid area or an area with a small amount of plants, mainly grasses and weeds. Forest fires are an increasingly common form of disturbance. The formulation of the problem to be discussed is How is the legal regulation of environmental crimes against savanna forest fires? How is the perpetrator's responsibility for the criminal act of savanna forest fires? This research uses the type of normative legal research, with library techniques. Based on the regulation of criminal acts contained in the Criminal Code (KUHP) regulated in article 188. Provisions regarding savanna forest fires are also found in Law No. 41 of 1999 concerning Forestry in Article 78 paragraph (5).