The Legal Aspects of Non Renewable Resources For Supporting Sustainable Development

Technological advancements have increased the possibility for unlimited exploitation of natural resources, while the amount of natural resources is limited. In connection with this issue, the use of natural resources especially the non-renewable resources needs to be regulated clearly. The business people and the public should create harmonious and synergic relationships to avoid the negative impacts of the using of natural resources. The previous research shows that the formulation of legal regulations recenly is more exploitative and seems to be an economic instrument for exploiting natural resources. The purpose of this research is to study the basic principles of natural resource management according to the laws; consistency among the regulations of the management of natural resources; and the relevance of the regulations of natural resources to realize sustainable development. This research is normative legal research. The research is carried out with the legal approach (statute approach), and the research data was collected through documentation studies and library studies. The result of this research shows that, important principle of non-renewable resources management for development is the principle of sustainability and environmental outlook; the contents of the laws and regulations normatively have been conform with efforts to realize sustainable development, but in the implementation of these rules still there are inconsistencies