مجلة إيليزا للبحوث والدراسات
Volume 10, Numéro 1, Pages 318-335
2025-12-15
The Role Of The Administration In Enforcing Environmental Law: A Study Of Administrative Sanctions In The Algerian Legal System
Authors : Saddok Amina .
Abstract
In light of escalating environmental challenges, the protection of the environment is no longer a matter of choice but a constitutional and legal obligation, subject to administrative sanctions and criminal penalties. The Algerian legislator enacted a specific Environmental Law, dedicating an entire chapter to administrative sanctions. Moreover, the 2020 constitutional amendment explicitly recognized the environment and sustainable development as priorities of the State, thereby conferring upon environmental legislation a mandatory rather than discretionary character. Building on this constitutional framework, environmental administrative sanctions constitute both deterrent and preventive instruments exercised directly by the administration without recourse to the judiciary. These sanctions take various forms, including warnings, temporary closures, license withdrawals, compelling offenders to fulfill environmental obligations, and the imposition of administrative fines.
Keywords
Environment; Sustainable Development; Administrative Sanctions; Institutional Mechanisms for Environmental Protection.
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