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VOL. 6, ISSUE 1 (2024)
Legal Protection of child victims of sexual exploitation
Authors
Umi Enggarsasi, Nur Khalimatus Sa’diyah
Abstract
Sexual violence in
Indonesia increases every year, the victims are adults, teenagers and minors.
Increased violence, especially against children. With the increase in violence
that occurs, especially against children, it has attracted public attention, ranging
from cases of rape, sodomy, child trafficking, child exploitation to murder.
Sexual violence can occur in educational, household and community environments
with impacts covering various aspects. Firstly, psychologically, the victim
causes trauma and stress which disrupts brain function. Both physical impacts
can be a factor causing sexually transmitted diseases. The enactment of Law No.
12/2022 against sexual violence has an important meaning in strengthening the
regulation of actions and the state's duties to prevent, handle acts of sexual
violence and comprehensively recover victims. One of the most widespread sexual
crimes is sexual exploitation of children. Researchers raise the issue of legal
protection for child victims of sexual exploitation, and criminal liability for
perpetrators. Researchers use normative juridical methods by examining existing
legal provisions with social reality. Namely applying a normative approach by understanding the relevant regulations and problem settings and using a
case approach
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Pages:21-26
How to cite this article:
Umi Enggarsasi, Nur Khalimatus Sa’diyah "Legal Protection of child victims of sexual exploitation". International Journal of Law, Policy and Social Review, Vol 6, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 21-26
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