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EMPHASISING THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN POLLUTION CONTROL TOWARD PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS
IIUM Law Journal ; 30(2):102-129, 2022.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2169203
ABSTRACT
Wabak Coronavirus (COVID-19) yang telah memberi kesan kepada ekosistem sosial secara global ialah gabungan krisis kesihatan awam dan alam sekitar. Di tengah-tengah cabaran yang dihadapi dalam menangani akibat daripada krisis ini, wabak tersebut secara tidak sengaja mendedahkan kepentingan sistem undang-undang alam sekitar dalam melindungi kesihatan manusia daripada pencemaran. Pandemik itu juga meningkatkan kesedaran bahawa ancaman alam sekitar didorong oleh aktiviti manusia. Akibatnya, COVID-19 telah menekankan keperluan untuk memastikan persekitaran yang selamat dan bersih dan kepentingan mempunyai langkah-langkah untuk melindungi kesihatan manusia. Bagi Malaysia, strategi yang bertujuan untuk melindungi alam sekitar boleh didapati dalam peruntukan Akta Kualiti Alam Sekeliling 1974 (EQA). Menggunakan metodologi penyelidikan berasaskan perpustakaan ke atas sumber undang-undang primer dan sekunder, makalah ini bertujuan mengkaji skop EQA mengenai perlindungan kesihatan awam dan kawalan pencemaran. Berlatarbelakangkan kemampanan, penyelidikan ini menyimpulkan bahawa perkaitan di antara pemuliharaan alam sekitar dan perlindungan kesihatan awam bermakna EQA ialah undang-undang yang paling relevan untuk mencapai dua objektif yang saling berkait ini. Adalah dikemukakan bahawa COVID-19 telah menekankan semula kepentingan undang-undang alam sekitar dalam bidang perlindungan kesihatan, yang seterusnya penting untuk agenda pembangunan mampan.AlternateThe Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) which has globally impacted the social ecosystem is a combination of public health and environmental crises. Amidst the challenges faced in dealing with the consequences of the crises, the pandemic has unintendedly revealed the significance of the current environmental law system to protect human health from pollution. The pandemic has also heightened the realisation that environmental threats are driven by human activities. Consequently, COVID-19 has underscored the need of securing safe and clean surroundings and has emphasised the importance of having measures to protect human health. For Malaysia, strategies aiming at environmental protection could be found within the provisions of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (EQA). Using the library-based research methodology on primary and secondary sources of law, this paper seeks to examine the scope of the EQA on public health protection and pollution control. Against the backdrop of sustainability, the research concludes that the interlinkages of environmental conservation and public health protection mean that the EQA is the most relevant law to attain these two interrelated objectives. It is submitted that COVID-19 has re-emphasised the importance of environmental law within the realm of health protection, which is in turn essential for the sustainable development agenda.
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Language: English Journal: IIUM Law Journal Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Language: English Journal: IIUM Law Journal Year: 2022 Document Type: Article