The environmental pollution by corporate criminal action phenomenon

Abstract

The problem of environmental pollution is increasingly in the spotlight and globalized. The system
adopted in the criminal law of environmental pollution is a system of criminal responsibility based
on mistakes. Corporate crime can emerge as economic development advances. Corporate crime is
not new, but something that has happened frequently and has changed from time to time. Currently,
corporations are included in the category of legal subjects so that they can be subject to criminal
and civil sanctions. The doctrinal legal research used has the purpose of analyzing environmental
regulations related to corporations that pollute. UU no. 32/2009 Environmental Protection and
Management as a legal umbrella mentions the unitary environment of space with all objects, styles,
circumstances, and organisms, including humans and their behavior that affect nature itself,
survival, livelihood and welfare of humans and other living creatures. Loss of environmental
pollution is not only in one area but can spread to the surrounding area with a fantastic total loss
value, this requires government firmness, especially in Indonesia which on the one hand tries to
promote the economy and investment, but on the other hand requires legal instruments to maintain
environment for sustainable development.