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Law Enforcement At Indonesian Waters: Bakamla Vs. Sea And Coast Guard, Dhiana Puspitawati, Shinta Hadiyantina, Fransisca Ayulistya Susanto, Nurul Apriyanti Jul 2020

Law Enforcement At Indonesian Waters: Bakamla Vs. Sea And Coast Guard, Dhiana Puspitawati, Shinta Hadiyantina, Fransisca Ayulistya Susanto, Nurul Apriyanti

Indonesian Journal of International Law

This paper aims to analyze Indonesian laws regarding law enforcement in Indonesian waters. Specifically, it analyzes the authority of Badan Keamanan Laut (BAKAMLA) and Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard under the Indonesian Act Number 32 the Year 2014 on the Ocean Affairs Act and Indonesian Act Number 17 the Year 2008 on Navigation Act, respectively. It is argued that the state’s sovereignty over the ocean differs from the state’s sovereignty over the land territory. This is because according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS 1982), the state’s ocean territory is divided into various …