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Legal Framework on Ensuring Children’s Protection from Forced Marriage as a Type of Sexual Violence

Authors
Aria Zurnetti1, *, Farras Audia Raihany1
1Faculty of Law, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: ariazurnetti@law.unand.ac.id
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Aria Zurnetti
Available Online 19 December 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-325-2_16How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Sexual violence; Forced marriage; Child victims; TPKS Law; Legal protection
Abstract

Sexual violence poses a significant threat to societal peace and harmony, with children, unfortunately, being among the most vulnerable targets. According to a report by SIMFONI-PPA, there were 1,993 reported cases of violence against children in the first half of 2024 alone. Legislation in Indonesia, including the recent Law Number 12 of 2022 on Criminal Acts of Sexual Violence (TPKS Law), seeks to address this issue by providing legal protection for child victims. One crucial aspect of this law is its recognition of “Forced Marriage” as a form of sexual violence, encompassing practices such as child marriages, culturally mandated unions, and coerced marriages between rape victims and their perpetrators. This research aims to explore two main issues: firstly, the evolution of regulations about the legal safeguarding of children affected by sexual violence (TPKS), and secondly, the mechanisms of legal protection for children as victims of forced marriages. The study employs a juridical normative legal research methodology with descriptive features, drawing on secondary and primary data sources to illuminate the subject matter. By shedding light on the legal landscape surrounding these issues, the research aims to contribute to the on-going efforts to combat sexual violence and safeguard the rights of vulnerable children in Indonesia.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the ASEAN Conference on Sexual Exploitation of Children (ACOSEC 2024)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 December 2024
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978-2-38476-325-2
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-325-2_16How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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