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Molosoni Chipabwamba And 12 Other Displaced Village Owners V Yssel Enterprises Limited Appeal No.104/2020 (Zmca) 2022, Mwami Kabwabwa

SAIPAR Case Review

The issue of customary land tenure and customary land rights is an important issue that has serious implications on customary communities that occupy land under customary tenure. Considering the raising demand of customary land by both local and international investors the courts play an important role in protecting the interests and rights of customary communities and ensuring that such communities are not exploited in the alienation process of customary land and in the procedures of converting from customary tenure to statutory where it is necessary and where the benefits of converting to statutory tenure outweigh the benefits of customary tenure. …

Blocking Nature's Vulnerable Calls For Help: The Tenth Circuit Dials Into The Telecommunications Act's Federal Environmental Preemption Clause In Santa Fe Alliance V. City Of Santa Fe, Samantha Speiss

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

No abstract provided.

The Clean Water Act: Wading Back Into Muddy Interpretations, Kord Wilkerson

MC Law Review

“Fresh water: everything that lives on land, animal or plant, depends upon it.” A necessity to our very livelihood, our nation’s waters must be protected. As concern grows over Earth’s stability, and environmental issues in particular, clean water has been at the forefront of this Gordian knot. To mitigate our nation’s impact on water cleanliness, state organizations, environmental activists, and the Environmental Protection Agency have joined forces in an effort to create and enforce environmental protection.

These water quality efforts, however, have not come without struggle. The creation, enforcement, and efficiency of legislation to mitigate water pollution in certain water …

Something Stinks: The Need For Stronger Agricultural Waste Regulations, Audrey Curelop

Washington and Lee Law Review

In the twentieth century, the American agricultural industry underwent significant changes—while most food animals were once raised on small family farms, now, over fifty percent are produced entirely inside concentrated animal feeding operations. These large‑scale farming operations house hundreds to thousands of cows, swine, or chickens, which collectively produce hundreds of millions of tons of waste per year. The primary method of waste disposal is land application, a process in which waste is sprayed or spread onto land with no required pretreatment. After land application, waste byproducts make their way into the surrounding air and waterways, posing significant threats to …

Conservation Options: Conservation Easements, Flexibility, And The "In Perpetuity" Requirement Of Irc § 170(H), Molly Teague

Vanderbilt Law Review

Conservation easements have been closely tied to tax incentives since the 1970s, when Congress passed legislation to encourage land preservation. In an attempt to balance the desire to conserve more land with the desire to prevent tax abuses, Congress later passed § 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, which requires that conservation easements be donated “in perpetuity” to be eligible for the federal tax deduction.

As climate change increases global temperatures, shifts migratory patterns, and causes sea levels to rise, conservation easements’ ability to adapt to changing circumstances must also become part of Congress’s balancing equation. This Note evaluates the …

Brief Of Amicus Curiae Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic In Support Of Plaintiffs-Appellants, John A. Meiser, Francesca Genova Matozzo

Court Briefs

No. 22-11674
Thai Meditation Association of Alabama, Inc. v. City of Mobile, Alabama

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama No. 1:16-cv-00395

From the Summary of the Argument

This Court already corrected the district court’s errant understanding of RLUIPA’s substantial-burden analysis once in this case. Unfortunately, a second correction is needed now.

In Thai Meditation Association’s first appeal, this Court explained that “the district court misread our opinion in Midrash” and, as a consequence, had erroneously required the Association to show that the government “completely prevent[ed]” its religious exercise in order to demonstrate …

Municipalities Could Provide Valuable Second-Life Uses Of Electric Vehicle Li-Ion Batteries While Legislators And Manufacturers Refine Safe Recycling And Disposal Practices, Heather D. Stewart

Environmental and Earth Law Journal (EELJ)

As consumers are embracing emerging electric vehicles (EVs) as an important step to take in combating climate change, the reality is that the EV solution has some serious short-term issues to address, especially when evaluating the lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that power most EVs. This comment first discusses the potential problems associated with the lack of recycling and disposal technology as well as regulations that are available for EV LIBs. Even though consumers and regulators alike are supportive that fossil fuel-burning internal combustion engines need to be replaced with cleaner transportation options such as EVs, policies, and proclamations are still subject …

Addressing The Disproportionate Adverse Health Effects Among Bipoc Communities As A Result Of Environmental Racism, Lindsay M. Farbent

Environmental and Earth Law Journal (EELJ)

This article examines factors that contribute to the negative health impacts on Black Americans, other minorities, and low-income communities that are living in areas with high levels of air pollution, toxic waste, and environmental hazards. First, this article assesses the role of historical residential redlining on the segregation of BIPOC neighborhoods. Furthermore, the article addresses gaps in both federal and state environmental laws that allow facilities to keep obtaining permits and polluting in BIPOC and primarily low-income neighborhoods. Moreover, the article explains the higher rates of trauma, stress, and stress-related illnesses among BIPOC communities exposed to high levels of environmental …

Is Bitcoin The New Gold? The Two May Be More Similar Than You Think, Including Their Value, Uses, And Deleterious Effects On The Environment, Justin Allen

Environmental and Earth Law Journal (EELJ)

In the 1850s, the Gold Rush started in the United States, and in 2010, an analogous phenomenon, the Cryptoboom, began. Similar to the Gold Rush, Bitcoin’s initial boom was marred by the deleterious effects that mining for valuable coins had on the environment, but there are steps that can be taken to mitigate the negative effect cryptocurrencies have on the environment. Cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and the blockchain technology that powers cryptocurrencies, have been widely embraced by many people, corporations, and even entire governments for a multitude of reasons. Some have embraced the fruits of blockchain to use as a decentralized …

Miami Is Setting The Expectation On How Coastal Communities In Florida Should Respond To Protect Homeowners From The Sinking State, Dayana B. Blanco

Environmental and Earth Law Journal (EELJ)

This note begins by explaining what environmental factors are causing the sea level rise to increase at just a rapid pace and how coastal communities are ultimately affected. Because Florida is a slice of paradise within the states, it causes the population to increase vastly. Thus, millions of homeowners could face tragic consequences, such as total inundation of residential homes, flooding within the community, and a drastic decrease in home value. In response to this natural disaster, in 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis passed Senate Bill 1954 into law, which requires the Department of Environmental Protection to complete a statewide flood …

Congress Invests In A New Generation: The Future Of Commercial Fishing Is Supported By The Implementation Of The Young Fishermen’S Development Act, Shayla Alltop

Environmental and Earth Law Journal (EELJ)

This note speaks to the importance and potential impact of the Young Fishermen’s Development Act. This ongoing, historical legislation, ultimately signed into law on January 5, 2021, will establish funds over several fiscal years to support the future of commercial fishing. The Alaska and New England regions are discussed briefly to show the significance of the commercial fishing industry to those areas. An overview of the Act is provided, and the context for its need is explained as it relates to the industry’s entrants. Further, the phenomenon known as “graying of the fleet” is examined, as well as some of …

Issue Brief: Impact Assessment And Responsible Business Guidance Tools In The Extractive Sector: An Environmental Human Rights Toolbox For Government, Business, Civil Society & Indigenous Groups, Sara L. Seck, Penelope Simmons, Charlotte Connolly

Responsible Business Conduct and Impact Assessment Law

This issue brief provides an overview of the impact assessment and responsible business conduct toolbox for the extractive sector. The toolbox provides guidance on how governments, businesses, civil society, and Indigenous groups may encourage and adopt a human rights approach to impact assessment (IA). It forms part of a broader research project aimed at highlighting the interrelationship between IA laws and Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) tools, funded by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Knowledge Synthesis Grant: Informing Best Practices in Environmental & Impact Assessments (the “KSG”).

Law, Labour And Landscape In A Just Transition, Adrian A. Smith, Dayna Nadine Scott

Articles & Book Chapters

Taking conflicts over new solar energy projects on the agricultural landscape in the global North as its backdrop, the chapter demonstrates how work and labour (including that performed in the North by workers from the global South) are erased both by the opponents and the proponents of such projects. The erasure is consistent with prevailing ways of knowing the human-environment nexus, shaped by an underlying political economy derivative of how international law has constructed and maintained the foundational liberal mythology that separates labour from land. Grounded in our commitment to pursuing a ‘just transition’ to decarbonisation – that is to …

Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Journal, Volume 11, William & Mary Law School

Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Journal

The Role of Empirical Research

September 30-October 1, 2021

Panel 1: The Role of Empirical Research in Defining the Scope of Constitutionally Protected Property Rights: A Tribute to Been

Panel 2: The Relationship Between Eminent Domain and Social and Racial Injustice

Panel 3: The Interdependence of Property and First Amendment Rights

Panel 4: The Distributional Implications of Land Use Regulation

Streaming Property, Lee Anne Fennell

Northwestern University Law Review

People acquire property rights in objects and real estate in order to capture the stream of services that these assets can provide over time. The thing or parcel itself is merely a delivery mechanism, a way of packaging and protecting rights to that value stream. And, significantly, these assets cannot stream services to anyone without a set of facilitating conditions and complementary goods, such as public infrastructure, that do not lie within the asset owner’s individual control. This Essay argues that we can gain fresh traction on inequality by recasting property as service streams rather than as owned things. Doing …

Affirmative Policy Sebagai Bentuk Diskriminasi Positif Dalam Perolehan Hak Milik Atas Tanah Bagi Warga Negara Indonesia Keturunan Nonpribumi Di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Fachriza C. Limuris

"Dharmasisya” Jurnal Program Magister Hukum FHUI

The privileges of the Special Region of Yogyakarta which are affirmed in Law Number 13 of 2012 directly give authority over land matters. The problem that occurs is that it is not possible for Indonesian citizens of non-indigenous descent to obtain land ownership rights based on the Instruction of the Head of the DIY Region Number K.898/I/A/1975 regarding the Uniform Policy on the Granting of Land Rights to a non-Indigenous Indonesian citizen. This study aims to determine the ownership of land rights in Yogyakarta in terms of history, then to examine the concept of justice related to land ownership rights …

Book Review: Creating Indigenous Property: Power, Rights, And Relationships, F. Tim Knight

Librarian Publications & Presentations

No abstract provided.

A Legal Map Of New Local Parkland, Daniel B. Rosenbaum

Marquette Law Review

Public parks play consequential roles in local communities. Parks can raise property values, encourage or inhibit sprawl, and promote health, safety, and social cohesion. The decision to create a park affects development in the surrounding area and dictates which residents can easily access the property’s new amenities—and which residents cannot.

Yet, public stakeholders are given few signposts in making and monitoring public park acquisitions. Data on new parkland is scarce; moreover, the legal framework undergirding the process is poorly understood and rarely explored, particularly at the local government level. Although local governments are America’s leading stewards and gatekeepers of public …

Pertanggungjawaban Notaris Yang Menyuruh Memasukkan Keterangan Palsu Ke Dalam Akta Autentik (Studi Kasus Putusan Pengadilan Tinggi Semarang Nomor 83/Pid/2016/Pt Smg), Eka Putri Hardianti

Indonesian Notary

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai Putusan Pengadilan Tinggi Semarang Nomor 83/Pid/2016.PT SMG untuk menganalisis pertanggungjawab Notaris Ny. ER, SH,CN yang melakukan tidak pidana pemalsuan akta autentik, Notaris tersebut menyuruh memasukkan keterangan palsu dikenakan Pasal 266 ayat (1) KUHP. Serta perlindungan hukum Notaris RA, SH. M.Kn untuk kepentingan proses peradilan, dimana Notaris tersebut melakukan kelalaian dalam pembuatan akta autentik sehingga Notaris dihadirkan sebagai saksi dalam proses peradilan. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu yang pertama adalah pertanggungjawaban Notaris Ny. ER.SH.CN yang menyuruh memasukkan keterangan palsu dan perlindungan hukum Notaris RA, S.H. M.Kn yang melakukan kelalaian dalam pembuatan akta autentik pada putusan pengadilan yang …

Akibat Hukum Pembuatan Akta Pernyataan Pemilikan Bersama Yang Dibuat Secara Sepihak Oleh Suami (Analisis Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Sidoarjo Nomor 191/Pdt.G/2019/Pn.Sda Juncto Putusan Pengadilan Tinggi Surabaya Nomor 334/Pdt.G/2020/Pt.Sby), Fildzah Ghassani Hanun

Indonesian Notary

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai akibat hukum pembuatan akta pernyataan pemilikan bersama yang dibuat secara sepihak oleh suami. Pembuatan akta pernyataan pemilikan bersama dengan pihak lain atas harta bersama dalam perkawinan harus memperoleh persetujuan kedua belah pihak yaitu suami atau istri. Hal ini disebabkan menurut Pasal 36 ayat (1) Undang-Undang Nomor 1 Tahun 1974 tentang Perkawinan bahwa mengenai harta bersama, suami atau istri dapat bertindak atas persetujuan kedua belah pihak. Permasalahan yang diangkat dalam artikel ini adalah akibat hukum dari pembuatan akta pernyataan pemilikan bersama yang dibuat secara sepihak oleh suami. Permasalahan berikutnya adalah pertanggungjawaban Notaris atas pembuatan akta pernyataan pemilikan …

Pertanggungjawaban Pemegang Protokol Atas Pengeluaran Salinan Akta Perjanjian Berdasarkan Putusan Mahkamah Agung Nomor 1893k/Pdt/2018 Juncto Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Bukittinggi No 27/Pdt.G/2019/Pn Bkt, Putri Yollanda

Indonesian Notary

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai Pertanggungjawaban pemegang protokol atas pengeluaran salinan akta perjanjian berdasarkan Putusan Mahkamah Agung nomor 1893K/Pdt/2018 juncto Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Bukittinggi nomor 27/pdt.G/2019/PN Bkt. Pada dasarnya seorang notaris sebagai pejabat umum memiliki kewenangan untuk membuat akta autentik sesuai dengan bentuk dan tata cara yang ditentukan oleh undang-undang. Setiap akta yang dibuat oleh notaris wajib disimpan dalam protokol notaris, dan protokol tersebut wajib dialihkan dalam hal notaris cuti maupun meninggal dunia sesuai dengan ketentuan peraturan perundang-undangan. Namun yang menjadi permasalahan adalah ketika seorang notaris telah meninggal dunia dan protokolnya telah dialihkan kepada notaris lain, kemudian muncul sengketa yang berkaitan …

Analisis Pembatalan Persetujuan Suami Isteri Terhadap Pengikatan Jaminan Perseorangan Dalam Perjanjian Kredit, Arlene Agustina

Indonesian Notary

This research discusses about the cancellation of Spousal Consent on the binding of Personal Guarantees in credit agreements. In this case, the husband and wife married after year of 1974 without having a prenuptial agreement so that according to Articles 35 and 36 of Marriage Law No. 1 of 1974, the property acquired during marriage becomes joint property and regarding joint property, husband and wife can act based on the agreement between both sides, so that Spousal Consent is required when creating Personal Guarantee. The issues raised are the validity of the cancellation of Spousal Consent in the credit agreement; …

Akibat Hukum Pembatalan Akta Jual Beli Pura-Pura Ppat Atas Jaminan Kredit Di Bank, Regina Ardyah Pramesti Anindhita

Indonesian Notary

Artikel ini membahas tentang akibat hukum pembatalan akta jual beli pura-pura PPAT atas jaminan kredit di Bank. Pejabat Pembuat Akta Tanah (PPAT) dalam membuat suatu akta yang salah satunya akta jual beli, wajib berpedoman pada peraturan perundang-undangan. Hal ini disebabkan karena akta yang dibuat PPAT memiliki kekuatan pembuktian sempurna, yang apabila terdapat kecacatan hukum karena perbuatannya menyebabkan akta dapat dibatalkan atau batal demi hukum dan terhadap PPAT dapat diminta pertanggungjawaban kepadanya karena terindikasi melakukan perbuatan melawan hukum. Salah satu penyebab pembatalan akta jual beli ialah tidak terpenuhinya syarat sah perjanjian Pasal 1320 KUHPerdata karena akta memuat suatu perbuatan pura-pura atau …

Sengketa Penerbitan Hak Pakai Di Atas Bekas Tanah Partikelir (Analisis Putusan Mahkamah Agung Nomor 315 K/Pdt/2019), Yohanes Aditya

Indonesian Notary

Penghapusan bekas tanah partikelir seharusnya telah selesai setelah dikeluarkannya Undang-Undang Penghapusan Tanah-tanah Partikelir dan Undang-Undang Pokok Agraria dikarenakan sifat-sifatnya yang tidak sesuai dengan Pancasila dan UUD 1945. Permasalahan yang dibahas mengenai faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan terjadinya sengketa atas tanah partikelir yang telah dihapus berdasarkan Undang-Undang Penghapusan Tanah-tanah Partikelir dan dinamika kebijakan penghapusan tanah partikelir pada Undang-Undang Penghapusan Tanah-tanah Partikelir berdasarkan Putusan Perkara Nomor 315K/Pdt/2019. Artikel ini, menggunakan metode penelitian hukum normatif dianalisis secara kualitatif untuk mendapat hasil penelitian menjelaskan adanya penghapusan tanah partikelir sampai sekarang belum selesai dikarenakan adanya faktor-faktor penyebab terjadinya sengketa atas tanah partikelir salah satunya mengenai penyalahgunaan wewenang …

Pembuatan Akta Jual Beli Yang Tidak Dibacakan Oleh Pejabat Pembuat Akta Tanah Di Hadapan Para Pihak Dalam Putusan Mahkamah Agung Nomor 627/Pk/Pdt/2018, Naudi Kusuma Wardhini

Indonesian Notary

Di Indonesia tanah menjadi sangat vital peranannya bagi semua kehidupan, selain menjadi tempat tinggal, tanah dapat dimanfaatkan untuk segi ekonomi. Untuk memperoleh tanah yang diinginkan, salah satu caranya adalah dengan jual beli. PPAT sangat berperan dalam transaksi jual beli, dalam bingkai hukum Indonesia akta jual beli tanah wajib dibuat oleh PPAT dan ditandatangani oleh para pihak, maka akta jual beli tersebut menjadi bukti adanya transaksi jual beli tanah yang sah dengan kesepakatan harga dan ketentuan lain mengenai hak dan kewajiban para pihak yang telah disetujui kedua belah pihak dan dengan ditandatanganinya akta jual beli tersebut, menandakan terjadinya perpindahan hak atas …

Pertanggungjawaban Notaris Atas Pembuatan Akta Berita Acara Rapat Umum Pemegang Saham (Studi Putusan Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia Nomor 3078 K/Pdt/2016), Susan Rianti Hanam

Indonesian Notary

Notaris sebagai pejabat umum memiliki kewenangan untuk membuat akta autentik yang salah satunya adalah akta Berita Acara Rapat Umum Pemegang Saham. Akta ini dibuat notaris berdasarkan apa yang Ia lihat, dengar, dan saksikan sendiri, sehingga notaris bertanggungjawab penuh terhadap akta tersebut. Dalam praktik, tidak jarang ditemukan notaris yang tidak jujur dalam menjalankan jabatannya sebagaimana terlihat dalam Putusan Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia Nomor 3078/K/Pdt2016 di mana tergugat memasukkan keterangan palsu ke dalam akta yang dibuatnya. Penelitian ini mengangkat permasalahan tentang tanggung jawab notaris secara hukum atas pembuatan akta Berita Acara Rapat Umum Pemegang Saham dan akibat hukum atas pembatalan akta tersebut. …

Kedudukan Anak Luar Kawin Sebagai Ahli Waris Pengganti (Studi Putusan Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia Nomor 688 Pk/Pdt/2016), Michelle Natasha Salamintargo

Indonesian Notary

This research explores on the status and the inheritance rights of an illegitimate child which has been legalized by the marriage of their parents and the legality of the status of an illegitimate child as a substitution heir in Verdict Number 688 PK/Pdt/2016. The problem being raised within this research is regarding how is the status and the inheritance rights of an illegitimate child which has been legalized by the marriage of their parents and how is the legality of the status of an illegitimate child as a substitution heir as shown within Verdict Number 688 PK/Pdt/2016. This research uses …

Peran Notaris Terkait Pengesahan Perjanjian Perkawinan Pasca Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi No. 69/Puu-Xiii/2015 Serta Pentingnya Pencatatan Perjanjian Perkawinan Terhadap Pihak Ketiga (Analisa Putusan No. 59/Pdt.G/2018/Pn Bgr), Amanda Charissa

Indonesian Notary

This research is an analysis of the procedure of making a marriage agreement based on the applicable laws and regulations. Since the enactment of the Constitutional Court Decision No. 69/PUU-XIII/2015, in order for a marriage agreement to be valid between the parties and related third parties, it must be made in the form of a notarial deed followed by a registration to the marriage registrar. However, the judge in Decision No. 59/Pdt.G/2018/PN Bgr acknowledges the existence of a marriage agreement which is a privately made deed and states that there is no joint property between the couple. This study is …

Pembuatan Akta Jual Beli Oleh Ppat Yang Didasarkan Keterangan Palsu Dalam Putusan Nomor 1146 K/Pdt/2020, Azizatu Afifah Juwita Yasin

Indonesian Notary

Putusan Nomor 1146 K/Pdt/2020 mengabulkan penggugat dalam kasus Rumah Bintaro mengugurkan putusan sebelumnya yakni Putusan Pengadilan Tinggi Jakarta Dengan Nomor 640/PDT/2018/PT.DKI yang memenangkan tergugat. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui Pelanggaran Berat Keterangan Palsu sesuai Pasal 10 Ayat 3 Huruf a Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 24 Tahun 2016 dan untuk mengetahui Pertanggung Jawaban Pejabat Pembuat Akta Tanah (PPAT) Atas Pelanggaran Berat Berdasarkan Surat Keterangan Palsu. Metode yang diterapkan penulis di dalam penulisan ini yaitu metode penelitian hukum yuridis normatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelanggaran Berat Keterangan Palsu sesuai Pasal 10 Ayat 3 Huruf a Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 24 Tahun 2016 yang terjadi …

Keabsahan Eksekusi Objek Hak Tanggungan Akibat Pandemi Covid-19 Dengan Menggunakan Titel Eksekutorial Pada Sertifikat Hak Tanggungan (Studi Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 21/Puu-Xviii/2020), Alrido Ahmad Hidayatullah

Indonesian Notary

Artikel ini membahas penerapan Force Majeure pada kondisi Pandemi COVID-19 berdasarkan Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 21/PUU-XVIII/2020), sehingga diperlukan kajian terhadap masalah tersebut dengan isu hukum yang dibahas adalah penerapan atas Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 21/PUU-XVIII/2020, dampak pandemi COVID-19 terhadap eksekusi Objek Hak Tanggungan, keabsahan dari eksekusi yang dilakukan oleh Bank dengan dasar Titel Eksekutorial pada kondisi Pandemi COVID-19. Metode yang digunakan adalah yuridis normatif, yaitu penelitian terhadap asas-asas hukum dengan menggunakan sumber hukum sekunder. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah dengan adanya putusan tersebut menyebabkan keambiguan pada Pasal 14 ayat (3) dan Pasal 20 ayat (1) UUHT dan tidak sesuai dengan …