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Indonesia Council Open Conference 2025
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Child Violence Crisis in Indonesia: How Islamic Family Law Fails to Protect Children's Rights

Individual Paper

Individual Paper

2:00 pm

08 July 2025

Forum 3 (Melbourne Connect)

Session 2: Childhood, Youth and Childlessness

One Conference streams

Marriage and family

Submission Description

Violence against children in Indonesia continues to increase, indicating the low quality of protection of children's rights in the country. This article evaluates the implementation and limitations of Islamic Family Law contained in the Compilation of Islamic Law and Marriage Law No. 1 of 1974 in protecting children's rights. These two legal products, although adopted by the Indonesian Muslim community, do not comprehensively address legal sanctions for violators of children's rights. Using qualitative methods and socio-legal research, it was found that the unsuccessful implementation of this law caused many children not to receive their rights. Key factors include insufficient fair legal policies for children and poor government-community coordination in developing protective rules. The Compilation of Islamic Law and Indonesian Marriage Law No. 1 of 1974 must evolve to address contemporary issues, necessitating reformulated child protection to align legal frameworks with current challenges and modern family needs.

Presenters

Presenters

Individual Paper Presenters

Fatimah Zuhrah Dr. - Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional