Effectiveness of Law Enforcement against Illegal Mining Crimes in the Jurisdiction of Pohuwato Regency: An Empirical Juridical Study of Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Challenges

Siska Rupu; Rasdianah; Rustam; Muhammad Arief Saleh

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Journal: Journal Law and Justice
ISSN: e-ISSN 2985-900X · p-ISSN 2986-2094
Issue: Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025)
Section: Articles
Pages: 29-31
Article ID: 572
Submitted: 14-10-2026
Published: 21-11-2025
Language: English
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DOI: 10.59211/j.lawjustice.v3i2.572

Effectiveness of Law Enforcement against Illegal Mining Crimes in the Jurisdiction of Pohuwato Regency

An Empirical Juridical Study of Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Challenges

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Muhammad Arief Saleh Faculty of Law, Pohuwato University
Rasdianah Faculty of Law, Pohuwato University
Rustam Faculty of Law, Pohuwato University
Muhammad Arief Saleh Faculty of Law, Pohuwato University

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https://doi.org/10.59211/j.lawjustice.v3i2.572

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law enforcement, illegal mining, Pohuwato Regency, environmental damage

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This article analyzes the effectiveness of law enforcement against illegal mining crimes in the jurisdiction of Pohuwato Regency and the impacts caused by these activities. Illegal mining violates licensing provisions and causes environmental damage, yet it is also a source of livelihood for some communities. This study uses an empirical juridical method with a sociological legal approach through observation, interviews, and document studies. The results show that law enforcement against illegal gold mining in Pohuwato Regency tends to rely on deliberation and guidance, including assisting communities or landowners in obtaining legal mining permits. Illegal mining has negative environmental impacts, particularly damage to plantation land, pollution, flooding, and ecosystem destruction. Based on Soerjono Soekanto's theory of legal effectiveness, several factors support law enforcement, but infrastructure and facilities remain suboptimal because of inadequate monitoring and complaint channels around the mining area. Law enforcement must therefore combine enforcement, licensing guidance, environmental restoration, and community economic alternatives.

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Pendidikan tertinggi: S2/Master Bidang keahlian: Ilmu Hukum Profil akademik: SINTA: https://sinta.kemdiktisaintek.go.id/authors/profile/7006290 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EOZQlaMAAAAJ&hl=id Profil akademik: SINTA:…
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Pendidikan tertinggi: S2/Master Bidang keahlian: Ilmu Hukum Profil akademik: SINTA: https://sinta.kemdiktisaintek.go.id/authors/profile/7006290 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EOZQlaMAAAAJ&hl=id Profil akademik: SINTA: https://sinta.kemdiktisaintek.go.id/authors/profile/7006290 Website / Profil Institusi: https://sinta.kemdiktisaintek.go.id/authors/profile/7006290

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Republic of Indonesia, 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Google Scholar
Republic of Indonesia, Law Number 3 of 2020 concerning Amendments to Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining. Google Scholar
Republic of Indonesia, Law Number 18 of 2013 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction. Google Scholar
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Ali Yafie, Environmental Fiqh. Jakarta: Amanah Foundation, 2006. Google Scholar
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Gatot Supramono, Mineral and Coal Mining Law in Indonesia. Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 2012. Google Scholar
Hans Kelsen, General Theory of Law and the State. Jakarta: Bee Media, 2007. Google Scholar
Salim HS, Mining Law in Indonesia. Jakarta: RajaGrafindo Persada, 2017. Google Scholar
Satjipto Rahardjo, Legal Science. Bandung: Citra Aditya Bakti, 2000. Google Scholar
Sudikno Mertokusumo, Understanding the Law. Yogyakarta: Liberty, 2005. Google Scholar
Siska Rupu, Effectiveness of Law Enforcement against Illegal Mining Crimes in the Jurisdiction of Pohuwato Regency, Thesis, Pohuwato University, 2025. Google Scholar

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Rupu, S., Rasdianah, Rustam, & Saleh, M. A. (2025). Effectiveness of Law Enforcement against Illegal Mining Crimes in the Jurisdiction of Pohuwato Regency: An Empirical Juridical Study of Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Challenges. Journal Law and Justice, 3(2), 29–31. https://doi.org/10.59211/j.lawjustice.v3i2.572

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