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Regaining Control Over The Climate Change Narrative: How To Stop Right-Wing Populism From Eroding Rule Of Law In The Climate Struggle In India, Binit Agrawal

Fordham Environmental Law Review

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Innovative Regulatory And Financial Parameters For Advancing Carbon Capture And Storage Technologies, Zen Makuch, Slavina Georgieva & Behdeen Oraee-Mirzamani

Fordham Environmental Law Review

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Textiles As A Source Of Microfiber Pollution And Potential Solutions, Lea M. Elston

Fordham Environmental Law Review

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Lessons From Renewable Energy Diffusion For Carbon Dioxide Removal Development, Anthony E. Chavez

Fordham Environmental Law Review

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Of Sex Crimes And Fencelines: How Recognition Of Environmental Justice Communities As Crime Victims Under State And Federal Law Can Help Secure Environmental Justice, Joshua Ozymy, Melissa L. Jarrell

Pace Environmental Law Review

Environmental justice communities throughout the United States continue to face disproportionate health burdens from living near industrial sources of pollution. Such burdens were caused by historically racist public policies and continue to be perpetuated by inadequate regulatory responses at the federal and state level. State and federal law has increasingly recognized an emerging set of rights afforded to victims of crime in court proceedings. We argue that members of environmental justice communities should be viewed as crime victims and have the same rights applied as other victims of violent crime. Using case examples under the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act …

Unveiling The “Trojan Horses” Of Gentrification: Studies Of Legal Strategies To Combat Environmental Gentrification In Washington, D.C. And New York, N.Y., Sarena Malsin

Pace Environmental Law Review

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The Hallmarks Of A Good Test: A Proposal For Applying The "Functional Equivalent" Rule From County Of Maui V. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Damien M. Schiff, Glenn E. Roper

Pace Environmental Law Review

The Clean Water Act generally requires a federal permit for the discharge of pollutants “from any point source” to navigable waters. It is undisputed that permits are required for discharges of pollutants from point sources that proceed “directly” to regulated waters. But there is much disagreement over the extent to which indirect point-source discharges are regulated. In an attempt to clarify, the United States Supreme Court in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund ruled that permits are required not just for direct point-source discharges, but also for any point-source discharge that is the “functional equivalent” of a direct point-source …

The Amazon Ablaze: Are The Environmental Policies Of The Bolsanaro Administrative In Contravention Of Brazil’S Commitment To The Convention On Biological Diversity?, Jordan Johnson

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

In the Summer of 2019, the Amazonian Rainforest in Brazil experienced an unprecedented increase forest fires. This dramatic uptick in forest fires, according to environmental officials and scientists, is believed to have been caused by recent, rampant illegal deforestation of the Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest. Furthermore, some within the scientific community believe that the increased deforestation and ensuing forest fires are attributable to the anti-environmental protections and pro-development policies of Brazil's President, Jair Bolsonaro. Since taking office in January 2019, President Bolsonaro has publicly endorsed and encouraged deforestation of the Amazon as a means to spur economic development within Brazil. This …

The Fossil Fuel Industry’S Push To Target Climate Protesters In The U.S., Grace Nosek

Pace Environmental Law Review

At the very moment when the United Nations has called for profound shifts in social and economic systems to avert climate catastrophe, state and non-state actors in the United States (U.S.) are using a series of tactics to target and stifle climate protesters. Although the move to stifle climate protesters is often framed as a government effort, this Article argues it is critical to draw out the role of the fossil fuel industry in initiating, amplifying, and supporting such tactics.

This Article highlights the role the fossil fuel industry has played in supporting the targeting and restricting of climate protesters …

Fish Don't Litter In Your House: Is International Law The Solution To The Plastic Pollution Problem?, Taylor G. Keselica

Pace International Law Review

This article addresses the complex issue of plastic pollution—focusing on ocean plastics. Specifically, this article examines the ocean plastics problem, critiques current binding and non-binding international environmental law surrounding ocean plastics, hazardous wastes, and pollution, and proposes a more effective solution to the ocean plastics problem. Section I provides a basic history of the creation of plastics and discusses plastics as they are used today. Section II considers the concerns surrounding ocean plastics, focusing on impacts of plastic on marine ecosystems as well as human health effects. Section III, IV, and V discuss the ongoing attempts to address the ocean …

Perlindungan Data Pribadi Penerima Pinjaman Dalam Transaksi Pinjam Meminjam Uang Berbasis Teknologi Informasi (Peer To Peer Lending), Hendrawan Agusta

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The development of information technology is very rapid, the collaboration between information technology and various fields of life bring in to various kinds of innovations that make peoples lives easier. Innovations in information technology bring in to new business models which in turn can produce efficiency for the community. The information technology revolution continues to grow and now entering the financial sector which is highly regulated. Collaboration between information technology and finance bring in to Financial Technology (Fintech), which is information technology-based money-lending (Peer to Peer Lending/P2P Lending). It is easier for people to access their financial needs through P2P …

Parental Responsibility Of Children Crime In Indonesian Criminal Adat Law, Ahmad Irzal Fardiansyah, Sigid Suseno, Mien Rukmini, Lies Sulistiani

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Children who are in conflict with the law cannot be separated from the responsibilities of parents as the first party in the childs environment. The relationship between parents and children is a harmonized relationship from a strong emotional connection on the basis of blood relations. This situation makes parents unable to release and be released responsibility for their childrens behavior. When children are faced with the law, policies to take over the responsibility of supervising children from parents, by denying that parents actually have the opportunity to deal with the problems of children who are dealing with the law are …

Bisnis Dan Hak Asasi Manusia Di Indonesia: Membangun Konteks Dengan Lensa Pencegahan Kekejaman Massal, Harison Citrawan

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Some efforts to contextualize the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Indonesia have been dominated by normative compliance review on the existing national regulations to the norms enshrined under the Principles. This article shall be divided into three parts, commencing from a brief socio-historical description on the landscape of law and development in Indonesia; along with how law and human rights adapted towards the relation between state and corporation since the colonial era. The analysis shall proceed to the types of human rights violation as a result of corporations activities, specifically in natural resource extraction sector. …

Delik Politik Dalam Hukum Pidana Indonesia, David Hardiago

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

According to Indonesian penal law, an act is considered to be a criminal act based on the principle of legality. Problem arise when political crime is associated with the principle of legality, that said problem is related to the definition of political crime that is not stipulated in any of statutory provisions and/or regulations in Indonesia. This legal research aims to answer two legal problems raised by the Author, those are: Firstly, to determine the parameter of political crime in Indonesia. Secondly, to elaborate on the projection on how political crime should be stipulated in the future. The research in …

The Transparency Principle In Regional Development Banks To Implement Good Corporate Governance: A Case Study On Pt Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Timur Tbk, Citranella Ramadhani Yuwana, Yetty Komalasari Dewi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This paper discusses the obligation of Regional Development Bank (RDB) as a Regionally-Owned Enterprises (ROE) to implement Good Corporate Governance (GCG). In particular, this paper analyzes the forms of transparency principle in RDB, specifically in PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Timur Tbk (Bank Jatim) according to existing regulations. By using legal normative method, this paper concludes that the forms of transparency principle on RDB is divided into three parts, namely preparing reports, publishing them, and ensuring that they are publicly accessible. There are at least 8 (eight) forms of transparency principle implementation, namely monthly publication report, quarterly publication report, annual …

Pemanfaatan Teknologi Cloud Computing Dalam Reformasi Birokrasi Guna Mewujudkan Kejaksaan Yang Profesional, Komunikatif Dan Akuntabel, Rudi Pradisetia Sudirdja

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Cloud computing is so populer and it has become a hot word in the tech world, especially in the era of industrial revolution 4.0 which requires speed, accuracy and precision in the business process. Cloud computing is a combination of the use of computer technology (computing) and Internet-based development (cloud), resulting in a model of processing activities, storage, software and other services provided as an integrated virtual source on an internet network. This paper examines the use of cloud computing in the implementation of bureaucratic reforms, improving the quality of prosecutors professionalism, and providing communicative and accountable public prosecutors. The …

Sistem Manajemen Mutu Pltn Dari Perspektif Regulasi Di Indonesia Dan Standar Yang Berlaku, Fery Putrawan Cusmanri

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Investment in the construction of nuclear power plants is an interesting investment. This is indicated by the emergence of investment plans for the construction of nuclear power plants in Indonesia. Communities and industries that make electricity a primary need will certainly welcome the potential energy offered by nuclear power plants. However, on the other hand the quality of NPP energy services must of course be maximized. This paper was made to provide a brief description of the management system requirements that need to be met by the NPP permit applicant along with additional best practices from the ISO 9001: 2015 …

Rekonstruksi Sistem Peradilan Pidana Korupsi Dalam Rangka Menunjang Pembangunan Nasional, Maroni Maroni, Rini Fathonah, Nenny Dwi Ariani, Mashuril Anwar

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The extent of the working area of the Regional District Court is equal to the provincial administration area consisting of Regency/city, while its position is in the provincial capital. This condition raises the legal gap in the eradication of corruption crimes, because on the one hand so the extent of the working area of the Court of Tipikor, causing many things corruption to be held, on the side will also require a large cost and a lot of judges power, and ideally will take a long time in the process of examination of a case. The study used qualitative research …

Status Kepemilikan Dan Pemanfaatan Tanah Grondkaart Di Stasiun Depok Baru, Lenteng Agung, Dan Tanjung Barat, Sulistiowati Sulistiowati, Nurhasan Ismail, Taufiq El Rahman

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The disputes over land ownership and utilization of Grondkaart for Railway activities between the government and PT KAI should not have occurred due to both having the same vested interest for the state. However, the reality shown that land ownership dan agreement status on land use with the third party. Through the qualitative analysis, the research findings: First, land originating from Grondkaart at the location still belongs to the goverment due to the land still holding the status of the right to use or Hak Pakai during the course of the time the land used by the Government and the …

Pemberlakuan Sistem Satu Orang Satu Suara (One Man One Vote) Dalam Pemilihan Pengurus Dan Pengawas Perhimpunan Pemilik Dan Penghuni Satuan Rumah Susun, Jerry Stevenson, Mella Ismelina F. R.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Article 19 Regulation of the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Number 23 / PRT / M / 2018 concerning the Association of Owners and Occupants of Apartment Units enforces the election of Management and Supervisors of the Association of Apartment Owners and Residents of Apartment Units only by the most votes (without prioritizing deliberation) and with one person one vote system, and with conditions that only the Owner can fulfill. Thus it can be agreed that the election of Management and Supervisors of the Association of Owners and Occupants of Apartment Units is a voting right. The purpose …