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CME-07-11-2025-3178
Chinese Medical Ethics

Revitalization Of The Diversion Model In The Legal Protection Of Child Offenders Of Aggravated Theft In The Perspective Of The Indonesian Criminal Justice System

Although diversion is designed as a mechanism for resolving juvenile cases outside the formal criminal justice system with a restorative justice orientation aimed at repairing relationships between offenders, victims, and the community, its implementation in Indonesia remains significantly constrained. In particular, child offenders of aggravated theft, who face penalties exceeding seven years under Article 7 paragraph (2) of the Juvenile Criminal Justice System Law (UU SPPA), are largely excluded from diversion. This limitation exposes a critical gap between the principles of restorative just

CME-02-11-2025-3177
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REFLECTIONS ON MENTAL HEALTH POLICY IN INDONESIA FROM A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE

Mental health is closely linked to human rights principles, as the right to mental health is an integral part of the right to live in dignity, freedom from discrimination, and humane treatment. Indonesia has recognized this right through the ratification of the ICESCR and Law No. 18 of 2014 on Mental Health, which emphasizes the state's obligation to provide quality, inclusive, and nondiscriminatory mental health services. However, its implementation still faces various obstacles, such as limited access to services, uneven distribution of professional personnel, limited budgets, and discrimina

CME-25-10-2025-3175
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REVITALIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PUNISHMENT AS A SUPPORTING INSTRUMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGICAL RECOVERY

A healthy living environment is the right of every Indonesian citizen as stipulated in Article 28h paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution. However, environmental damage in Indonesia is getting worse due to uncontrolled development, overexploitation of Natural Resources, and weak enforcement of environmental laws. Law No. 32 of 2009 on Environmental Protection and management has regulated criminal sanctions for perpetrators of pollution and environmental destruction, but its implementation is still predominantly retributive without emphasis on ecological recovery. As a result, environmental dam

CME-07-08-2025-3171
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Converging Frontiers in Bioethics: Navigating the Ethical Nexus of CRISPR, Artificial Intelligence, and Environmental Responsibility

The accelerating convergence of CRISPR-based gene editing, artificial intelligence (AI), and environmental responsibility is reshaping the ethical landscape of modern biosciences. All the areas of development have significant ethical issues on their own, but their intersection creates multifaceted challenges related to ecological stewardship, algorithmic transparency, genomic justice, and intergenerational equity. This review explores these interconnected ethical frontiers by critically analyzing recent scholarship and global policy developments. We claim that none of those traditions in the f

CME-07-08-2025-3170
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Gradualism, Vagueness, and Moral Agency: A Critique of Korsgaard’s Saltatory Change Hypothesis

This paper defends an evolutionary gradualist account of moral agency against Christine M. Korsgaard’s saltatory moral evolution hypothesis. Korsgaard, drawing on Kantian notions of normative self-government, posits that moral agency emerged fully formed at a singular point, a unique capacity that decisively separated humans from our non-moral animal ancestors. I challenge this claim by invoking the Sorites paradox and a novel “Killing Case” paradox (KCP), highlighting the problem of vagueness inherent in drawing any precise boundary within a continuous evolutionary process. Specifically

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