Covid-19, is a zoonotic disease that originated from the uncontrolled spread of the Coronavirus. The development of zoonosis is inseparable from the disturbance of habitats of several species. Ecological landscape changes caused by extractive activities such as mining, plantations, monoculture agriculture, and so on, also accelerate ecosystem damage. This has a significant impact on the sustainability of species. Therefore, when the Covid-19 pandemic occurs, it is important to reflect on the actions of environmental destruction that have been happening. Indonesia, which has high biodiversity, is certainly crucial in leading this contemplation process and its concrete actions.

The Covid-19 pandemic also implicates issues related to the fulfillment of civil, political, socio-economic, and cultural rights. One of them is the right to food. Inherent in this is agriculture, land, and culture. Therefore, issues of land ownership and utilization, environmental protection, and the traditional rights of indigenous communities are intertwined within it.

On the other hand, to what extent is the role of the state in protecting the space for civil liberties in the context of implementing Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) policies in various regions.

In connection with that, the Faculty of Law of Universitas Pancasila, in collaboration with the Pancasila Studies Center of Universitas Pancasila, the Indonesian Association of Legal Philosophy, the Indonesian Caucus for Academic Freedom, the Association of Indigenous Law Teachers, Epistema Institute, and the Indonesian Human Rights Study Association (HuMa), is organizing the National Conference Online on June 27-28, 2020, with the theme “Human Rights, Culture, and Sustainable Development Goals in Indonesia During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges for Legal and Social Sciences”.

This National Conference will be divided into five panels. Specifically, HuMa will coordinate Panel V on “People’s Law and Climate Change”. Therefore, HuMa invites everyone to participate as speakers in Panel V by submitting Abstracts and Papers related to the issues of people’s law and climate change.

 

Complete information about the National Conference Online can be downloaded here. Guidelines for abstract and paper submissions can be downloaded here.