Legal Policy Fulfillment of Child Rape Victims’ Mental Health Rights

Muhammad Iksan; Khudzaifah Dimyati; Fajar Supanto; Natangsa Surbakti; Absori Absori; Sigit Sapto Nugroho; Sri Endah Wahyuningsih

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.8144

Authors

Muhammad Iksan Department of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1007-8915
Khudzaifah Dimyati Department of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
Fajar Supanto Department of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
Natangsa Surbakti Department of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
Absori Absori Department of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
Sigit Sapto Nugroho Department of Law, Universitas Merdeka Madiun, Madiun, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1336-1561
Sri Endah Wahyuningsih Department of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.8144

Keywords:

Human rights, Mental health, Children, Restorative justice, Sexual abuse

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Legal protection for child rape victims especially mental health rights was a huge problem. It is a manifestation of the human rights that have been regulated in the constitution and laws.

AIM: This research was conducted to search a correct legal policy to fulfil the mental health rights from child rape victims.

METHODS: This research uses the juridical normative method or the doctrinal method. A normative legal method is a legal research that places the law as a building of a norm system about how the law was insufficient to fulfil mental health right for child rape victims.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The fulfilment of mental health rights as a manifestation of restorative justice emphasizes the restoration of the rape victims’ rights that have been violated, such as the right to be protected, the right to growth and development, and the right to obtain an education.

CONCLUSION: There are several aspects to this, namely the preventive aspect, the litigation aspect, the therapeutic aspect, and the rehabilitation aspect to fulfil the child rape victims mental health right.

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