Chemical Castration as a Sanction for Perpetrators of Violent Sexual Offenses Against Children in Indonesia

Abstract

Children should be one of the main parts that need to be given special attention to the protection of their rights and therefore the Government of Indonesia issued Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2016 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection which adds provisions regarding actions in the form of chemical castration against perpetrators of sexual intercourse with violence against children in Indonesia. This study uses a normative legal research method, namely research whose object of study is laws and regulations and library materials. The result of this study is that the act of chemical castration against the perpetrator of sexual intercourse with violence against children can be carried out based on Article 81 paragraph (7) of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2016 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection and the procedure for implementing chemical castration is carried out by carrying out 3 (three) stages consisting of the clinical assessment stage,  conclusions, and stages of implementation.