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Background: Environmental degradation resulting from corporate and individual actions remains a persistent legal challenge in Indonesia. Despite the existence of regulatory frameworks such as Law No. 32/2009 on Environmental Protection and Management (as amended), enforcement remains weak—particularly in corporate-related crimes, as exemplified by the H₂S gas leak incident in Mandailing Natal..


Purpose: This study investigates criminal liability for environmental crimes from the perspectives of Indonesian positive law and Islamic criminal law..


Methods: Using a normative legal research method supported by comparative and case approaches, the study examines legal texts, jurisprudence, and relevant Islamic legal doctrines within the framework of maqāid al-sharī‘ah.


Results: Findings suggest that while Indonesian law provides sufficient formal basis for corporate prosecution, its implementation lacks consistency. In contrast, Islamic criminal law, through ta‘zīr principles, offers a moral-ethical framework emphasizing justice, deterrence, and ecological responsibility.


Implication: The study highlights the urgency of integrating ethical-legal principles from Islamic jurisprudence into the existing legal system to ensure more equitable environmental justice.


Originality: This paper’s novelty lies in its contextual application of maqāṣid-based reasoning to corporate environmental crimes





Keywords

Enviromental CrimesMaqashid Al ShariahCriminal Responsibilty

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Rodia, H., & Ramadani. (2025). Corporate Liability in Environmental Crimes: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Islamic Criminal Law. DIKTUM: Jurnal Syariah Dan Hukum, 24(1), 22–38. https://doi.org/10.35905/diktum.v24i1.14331

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