Implementation of The Ultimum Remedium Principle in Law Enforcement Against Unlicensed Plantations
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https://doi.org/10.48171/dejure.v7i1.238Keywords:
ultimum remedium, unauthorized plantation, administrative sanctions, criminal lawAbstract
This study aims to examine and analyze the legal concept of the criminal offense of unauthorized plantation activities under Article 107 of Law Number 39 of 2014 concerning Plantations, and to identify the implementation of the ultimum remedium principle in the enforcement of criminal sanctions against such illegal activities. This study employs normative legal research with a prescriptive nature. The research approaches applied include the statute approach, the conceptual approach, utilizing primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials, and case approach.
The research findings indicate that the definition of the criminal offense of unauthorized plantation activities in Article 107 of Law No. 39 of 2014 contains normative ambiguity, particularly regarding the failure to explicitly include an element of culpability (intent or negligence). Furthermore, the enactment of Law No. 1 of 2023 (the New Criminal Code) and Law No. 6 of 2023 concerning Job Creation has altered the landscape of sanctions and law enforcement. The implementation of the ultimum remedium principle requires that criminal sanctions be positioned as a measure of last resort. Law enforcement against business entities or corporations violating procedures must prioritize administrative sanctions—such as written warnings, fines, and the revocation of business licenses—before imposing confinement or imprisonment, in order to achieve restorative justice for business operators and local indigenous communities
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