The Concept of Sustainable Development in Enforcement of Environmental Law: Comparison of Indonesia with Finland and Japan

Abstract

This study discusses the concept of sustainable development in relation to environmental law enforcement. The object of this research is to compare sustainable development in environmental enforcement between Indonesia and Finland and Japan. This research is doctrinal research or normative research using comparative law approach. the data used is secondary data. Based on the results of the research conducted. Several differences were found between the application of the concept of sustainable development between Indonesia and Japan and Finland, namely Indonesia in implementing the concept of sustainable development was not optimal, as evidenced by the birth of government policies that were not pro-environmental. different from Japan and Finland. The two countries have focused on reducing carbon emissions from industry, greenhouse gases and traffic. This explains that Japan and Finland are really serious about protecting the environment.