A review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the Malaysian perspective

Environmental law which is pertinent for the purpose of environmental protection and pollution control requires the assistance of forensic investigation and analytical sciences to investigate what is in the environment, where it has come from, and using that data to detect, prevent or prosecute envi...

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Main Authors:	Mustafa, Maizatun, Ariffin, Mariani
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34829/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34829/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34829/1/Presentation1.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34829/4/A_review_on_environmental_forensics_and_environmental_law_in_the_Malaysian_Perspective.pdf

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spelling	iium-348292014-02-11T01:49:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34829/ A review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the Malaysian perspective Mustafa, Maizatun Ariffin, Mariani K Law (General) Environmental law which is pertinent for the purpose of environmental protection and pollution control requires the assistance of forensic investigation and analytical sciences to investigate what is in the environment, where it has come from, and using that data to detect, prevent or prosecute environmental crime. In Malaysia and elsewhere, law enforcers are relying heavily on the scientific discipline of environmental forensics in order to prove, to the satisfaction of a court of law, who is responsible for instances of pollution. Specifically for Malaysia, environmental liabilities are generally the remit of the Department of Environ-ment through enforcement of the Environmental Quality Act 1974. This Act is the main law enacted to help attain the objective of environmental policy which is to balance economic and environmental needs for the purpose of sustainable development. This Act is also the key piece legislation that has formed the basis of many prosecutions, and it contained various provisions that concerned directly or indirectly with environmental forensics. The objectives of this paper are to examine the Act, and to identify its relevance towards the application of envi-ronmental forensics within the legal process for the purpose of achieving the overall objectives of environmental protection and sustainable development. This research is very important because at the moment, there is a very limited number of other known researches in Malaysia that examine environmental fo-rensics from the legal perspective. Thus this research should help policy makers, law enforcers, judiciary, scientists and other relevant stakeholders understand and expand their knowledge of environmental forensics in the context of law. 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34829/1/Presentation1.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34829/4/A_review_on_environmental_forensics_and_environmental_law_in_the_Malaysian_Perspective.pdf Mustafa, Maizatun and Ariffin, Mariani (2013) A review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the Malaysian perspective. In: International Conference on Environmental Forensics 2013, 12-13 November 2013, Putrajaya. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-4560-70-2_71
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description	Environmental law which is pertinent for the purpose of environmental protection and pollution control requires the assistance of forensic investigation and analytical sciences to investigate what is in the environment, where it has come from, and using that data to detect, prevent or prosecute environmental crime. In Malaysia and elsewhere, law enforcers are relying heavily on the scientific discipline of environmental forensics in order to prove, to the satisfaction of a court of law, who is responsible for instances of pollution. Specifically for Malaysia, environmental liabilities are generally the remit of the Department of Environ-ment through enforcement of the Environmental Quality Act 1974. This Act is the main law enacted to help attain the objective of environmental policy which is to balance economic and environmental needs for the purpose of sustainable development. This Act is also the key piece legislation that has formed the basis of many prosecutions, and it contained various provisions that concerned directly or indirectly with environmental forensics. The objectives of this paper are to examine the Act, and to identify its relevance towards the application of envi-ronmental forensics within the legal process for the purpose of achieving the overall objectives of environmental protection and sustainable development. This research is very important because at the moment, there is a very limited number of other known researches in Malaysia that examine environmental fo-rensics from the legal perspective. Thus this research should help policy makers, law enforcers, judiciary, scientists and other relevant stakeholders understand and expand their knowledge of environmental forensics in the context of law.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mustafa, Maizatun Ariffin, Mariani
author_facet	Mustafa, Maizatun Ariffin, Mariani
author_sort	Mustafa, Maizatun
title	A review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the Malaysian perspective
title_short	A review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the Malaysian perspective
title_full	A review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the Malaysian perspective
title_fullStr	A review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the Malaysian perspective
title_full_unstemmed	A review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the Malaysian perspective
title_sort	review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the malaysian perspective
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A review on environmental forensics and environmental law in the Malaysian perspective

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