DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE 1 CLAUSE 1 LAW OF THE REPUBLIC INDONESIA NO. 32 OF 2014 ON THE SEA

• Main Author: Rahmat Wananda, Bintang
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknik (Rekayasa, enjinering dan kegiatan berkaitan)
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/45105
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia manages a sea area of 5.8 million km2, and a land area of 1.9 million km2. All resources contained in the Indonesian sea and land area, must be managed as much as possible for the prosperity of 257.912.349 people of Indonesia. The geopolitical region of Indonesia also occupies a very strategic position between the Asian Continent and the Australian Continent and between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, making Indonesia's position economically and politically benefited. The fact that Indonesia's sea area is far greater than its land area makes the discussion related to the sea in Indonesia very interesting and complex. There are various types of economic potential owned by the Indonesian sea: among them include food sources, mining, oil and gas, sea transportation, maritime industry, fisheries, energy and mineral resources, and marine services such as marine tourism. To manage the extraordinary potential of Indonesia's marine resources for the greatest prosperity of the people and to advance public welfare in accordance with the mandate of the constitution of the 1945 Constitution, related laws and regulations are established to provide legal certainty to the public. The legislation is Law No. 32 of 2014 concerning Sea Affairs. One of the most important mandates in the Law on the Sea is the existence of a concept called Marine Development, which aims to realize Indonesia as an independent, developed, strong and nationally based archipelago. In an effort to support marine development, the Law on the Sea defines the sea in a perspective that is very different from defining existing and commonly used seas. The definition of the sea in the Law on the Sea provides an opportunity to cover the entire spectrum of marine development through the geographical and ecological aspects included in the definition. Inclusion of these geographical and ecological aspects also gives enormous complexity to that definition. In addition, the inclusion of geographical and ecological aspects in the definition will facilitate the description of the characteristics of Indonesia as an archipelagic country, as well as the identification of problems related to marine space management and the formulation of a solution model.