An Analysis of Maritime Security Concept Based on International Safety Management (ISM) Code at The II Class Harbormaster and Port Authority (KSOP) Tanjungpinang

The ISM Code’s objective is to improve safety and prevent accidents and pollution as regulated by the International Maritime Organization and has been ratified since 1994 by Indonesia and applies to each province, including the Riau Archipelago. The Riau Archipelago almost had 96% of the marine area as its territory and directly borders Singapore and Malaysia with high sea transportation activities and has a strategic role in international trade traffic. This study aimed to analyze the implementation of the ISM Code at KSOP II Class Tanjungpinang through the concept of maritime security. The research method used was the qualitative method. The data obtained were systematically compiled and analyzed qualitatively using the international regime effectiveness analysis. The concept of maritime security was used to answer the implementation of the ISM Code at II Class KSOP Office Tanjungpinang. The application of the ISM Code at II Class KSOP Office Tanjungpinang had to be considered to ensure safe sea transportation activities as regulated by IMO and legalized in each province of Indonesia. The results of this study were necessary to optimize each maritime actor’s function who had legal responsibilities. There were required changes in focus, understanding, and awareness of the importance of maritime security to optimize resources and tasks on an ongoing basis and emphasize preventive and repressive efforts. This assisted in preventing the recurrence of threats and violations of the law in the marine area directly adjacent to the Riau Archipelago.

How Do Configuration Shifts in Fragmented Energy Governance Affect Policy Output? A Case Study of Changing Biogas Regimes in Indonesia

Biogas technology to support rural livelihoods and low-carbon development has been developed in different projects and programs in the Global South over the last few decades. However, the existence of multiple projects, actors and designs involved may lead to so-called fragmentation in governance. This research addresses the fragmented governance amongst the biogas programmes in Indonesia to study their impact on the implementation; the numbers of biodigesters disseminated and knowledge transferred. Drawing on concepts of fragmentation, regime effectiveness, and policy output, the research uses data from interviews with relevant actors, supplemented with documents review. Findings show that the governance architecture of biogas regime in Indonesia consists of different types of biogas programmes championed by different types of actors pursuing different objectives. There had been patterns and periodical shifts of configuration within the Indonesian biogas regime, i.e., from administrative fragmentation (2007–2009), to conflictive fragmentation (2010–2012), to cooperative fragmentation (2013–2016), and reduced fragmentation (2017). Shifting from administrative to cooperative fragmentation resonates with the increase of the number of biodigesters dissemination more than fourfold in ten years, from 800 in 2007, to 37,999 in 2016. The distribution of power within the governance architecture among government bodies, NGOs, and the private sector influenced the speed of implementation and innovation of the biogas programs. This suggests that a higher degree of distribution of power and cooperation within a governance architecture contribute to increasing policy output of the regime complex of renewable energy.

Pengaruh Implementasi United Nations Convention Against Corruption Terhadap Pemberantasan Korupsi di Australia Tahun 2013-2017

Abstrak Penelitian ini akan mengkaji pengaruh implementasi United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) terhadap pemberantasan korupsi di Australia periode 2013-2017, mengingat Australia merupakan salah satu negara yang memiliki perhatian terhadap isu korupsi dan telah meratifikasi UNCAC pada tahun 2005. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh implementasi UNCAC terhadap pemberantasan korupsi di Australia periode 2013-2017. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan metode kepustakaan dan memanfaatkan data sekunder dari berbagai sumber yang diperoleh dari buku, jurnal ilmiah, laporan, situs resmi pemerintah dan media online lainnya. Keseluruhan data akan dianalisis menggunakan teori efektivitas rezim yang terdiri dari indikator output, income, dan impact serta indikitor nilai-niai good governance. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa perkembangan korupsi di Australia selama tahun 2013-2017 bersifat fluktuatif, beberapa pengimplementasian pasal-pasal UNCAC dan penerapan nilai-nilai good governance dalam upaya pemberantasan korupsi di Australia periode 2013-2017 masih menemui hambatan dan beberapa kritik. Pengimplementasian UNCAC di Australia hanya berpengaruh pada peningkatan jumlah agensi anti-korupsi baik di tingkat negara bagian maupun federal, namun hal tersebut tidak berbanding lurus dengan semakin berkurangnya kasus korupsi yang terjadi di Australia dan meningkatnya skor serta peringkat Indeks Persepsi Korupsi Australia selama tahun 2013-2017. Kata kunci: Australia, efektivitas rezim, korupsi, UNCAC. Abstract This research aims to analyze the influence of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) implementation on eradicating corruption in Australia from 2013 to 2017. Australia is one of the countries that has prioritized on the corruption issue and has ratified the UNCAC in 2005. The purpose of this study is to know how the UNCAC implementation affectedthe corruption eradication efforts in Australia from 2013 to 2017. Data collection techniques with the literature method and utilizing secondary data from various sources obtained from books, scientific journals, reports, official government sites and other online media. Overall data will be analyzed using the regime effectiveness theory that consist of output, income, and impact indicators and also the values of good governance indicators. The results of this study indicate that the development of corruption in Australia during 2013-2017 was fluctuating, some implementations of UNCAC articles and the application of good governance values in efforts to eradicate corruption in Australia in the 2013-2017 period still faced obstacles and some criticism. The implementation of UNCAC in Australia only affected in increasing the number of anti-corruption agencies at the state and federal level, but it was not directly proportional to to the reduction of corruption cases and the increase of Australia Corruption Perception Index score and ranking during 2013-2017. Keywords: Australia, corruption, regime effectiveness, UNCAC

Effectiveness of Regional Protection Program (RPP) Rezim - International Protection Regime - European Union (EU) in Germany

Refugees migrate from their countries to other countries in the study of migration because of natural disasters, famine, difficulty in getting jobs, and fear of war or armed conflict in their countries. The problem of the Syrian refugee crisis in 2011 due to armed conflict made Syrian refugees leave their country for Europe. In 2011 Syrian refugees began to enter Europe through waters, then UNHCR announced the status of refugees and encouraged the EU to respond with refugee acceptance. In 2012 the EU then adopted the Regional Protection Program - International protection regime in accepting refugees. Germany was then very enthusiastic in accepting refugees, so there were many refugee destinations to get protection. Through the German resettlement scheme then received many refugees. Through the Balkan lane the EU then negotiated with Turkey which made it easier for refugees to enter Europe, then it had implications for the increasing number of refugees entering Europe in 2015. This caused fears of the Balkan countries so that the peak of the Balkan lane was closing which resulted in a reduction in German revenue from the original plan of acceptance. Therefore, the author wants to confirm whether the Regional Protection Program - International protection regime is quite effective in carrying out the reception of Syrian refugees in 2013-2015. The writer uses Arild Uderdal's regime effectiveness concept, which consists of several variables such as problem type, problem-solving capacity, and the level of collaboration then to confirm the effectiveness of this regime.

When Do International Treaties Matter for Domestic Environmental Legislation?

While thousands of international treaties have been concluded, it remains unclear whether they have been implemented. This article investigates the relationship between the conclusion of environment-related international treaties and the adoption of domestic environmental legislation. Thanks to data sets that are considerably more comprehensive and fine-grained than those previously used, we can analyze the direct link to environmental legislation rather than the less direct link to environmental outcomes. Moreover, we can disaggregate for specific environmental issue areas. Our results suggest a positive relationship between domestic environmental legislation with both international environmental agreements and preferential trade agreements (PTAs) with environmental provisions. This link is more robust for PTAs, mostly present in developing countries, more pronounced before rather than after the treaties’ entry into force, and shows significant variation depending on the issue area. These findings contribute to the literature on environmental regime effectiveness and the domestic impact of treaties.

Mapping the Trade and Environment Nexus: Insights from a New Data Set

Environment and trade are increasingly linked through preferential trade agreements. Despite the encompassing nature of environmental provisions in trade agreements, studies on causes and consequences of the trade and environment linkage are scarce. A main cause hindering research in this area is the lack of data. In this research note, we introduce an original data set (TREND) on environmental provisions found in 630 trade agreements signed between 1947 and 2016—the most comprehensive data set in terms of both variables coded and agreements covered. We illustrate the data set’s usefulness by assessing the question of why countries include environmental provisions in trade agreements. Are trade negotiations opportunities to promote stringent environmental standards? Or are environmental provisions window dressing covering protectionist interests? We find evidence that democracies, countries that face import competition, and countries that care about the environment are more likely to include environmental provisions in trade agreements. The database is of particular relevance for research on international institutional design, policy innovation, regime complexity, policy diffusion, and regime effectiveness.