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15 Indonesian J. Int'l L. 1 (2017-2018)

handle is hein.journals/indjil15 and id is 1 raw text is: Indonesian Journal of International Law (2017), Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 1-10 http://dx.doi.org/10.17304/ijil.vo115.1.716 INDONESIAN MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS Andre Abraham* * West Sumatra High Prosecution Offce and University of Andalas, West Sumatra Faculty of Law, Universitas Andalas Correspondence: andre.abmhamggmail.com Abstract Indonesia as maritime country may face difficulties in law enforcement at sea. The broad variety of problems and challenges can be found on Indonesia waters, included coastal area and the sea itself Indonesia has been involved on making maritime law since UNCLOS 1982, with archipelagic state concept that gave significant implication to the law of the sea. Times change, the problem that occurred at sea could be different. Maritime law enforcement would be challenged to be adaptable for the new problems and how Indonesia develop its maritime law to face new challenges. Keywords: law enforcement, law of the sea, maritime security Submitted: 24 July 2016 1 Revised: 22 Nov 2017 1 Accepted: 16 January 2018 I. INTRODUCTION As an archipelagic state with 17,506 islands, coastlines measuring some 81,000 kin, and sea area covering about 7.73 million sq. km,1 Indonesia is facing a need to protect, conserve, and manage its marine and coastal resources. In doing so, it is imperative for the government to consider several interrelated legal and policy strategies to protect and secure nation's jurisdiction at the sea.2 One of the most important things is enforcing law and order in the marine space that include the territorial seas (inland waters, archipelagic waters and territorial waters) CIA, 'The world fact book: Indonesia; https://www.cia.gov/library/publica- tions/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html 2 See Ridwan Lasabuda, Pembangunan Wilayah Pesisir dan Lautan Dalam Pers- pektif Negara Kepulauan Republik Indonesia (Regional Development in Coastal and Ocean in Archipelago Perspective of The Republic of Indonesia), Jurnal Jlmiah Platax, Vol. 1-2, 2013, pp. 92-101. Copyright © 2017 - Andre Abraham, Published by Lembaga Pengkajian Hukum Internasional

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