The Urgency of Implementing the Sexual Violence Crime Law (UU TPKS) Viewed from the Perspective of Victims’ Rights

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10.2991/978-2-38476-315-3_36How to use a DOI?

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The Sexual Violence Crime Law; TPKS Law; Victims’ Rights

Abstract

After two years the People’s Representatives Council passed Law Number 12 of 2022 concerning Criminal Act of Sexual Violence (TPKS Law); its implementation has not been optimal because the government has not completed the derivate regulation from the TPKS Law, so there is an excuse for law enforcement officers to continue to use the Criminal Code or other laws in case of sexual violence. The research aims to determine the urgency of implementing the TPKS Law from the perspective of victim’ right. The research methodology used is normative legal research, namely legal research carried out by examining library materials or secondary data consisting of the TPKS Law, the Criminal Code, and the Criminal Procedure Code, as well as legal theory relevant to the focus of the study. The result of this research lead to the conclusion that the TPKS Law, viewed from the perspective of victim’ right, is a legal umbrella for regulating sexual violence crimes that is oriented toward fulfilling victim’ rights. Therefore, the implementation of the TPKS Law is urgent for the police, prosecutors, and judiciary to carry out. The recommendation from this research encourages the government to prioritize the completion of regulations derived from the TPKS Law so that it becomes a juridical basic for law enforcement official and related institutions in implementing the TPKS Law to fulfill the rights of victims of sexual violence crime.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rr. Sri Agustini
AU  - Hartiwiningsih Hartiwiningsih
AU  - Jamal Wiwoho
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/24
TI  - The Urgency of Implementing the Sexual Violence Crime Law (UU TPKS) Viewed from the Perspective of Victims’ Rights
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development (ICPSD 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 259
EP  - 266
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-315-3_36
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-315-3_36
ID  - Agustini2024
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