<![CDATA[Introduction: Violence against women and children in Indonesia is still at a significant rate, but the legal protections available are not fully effective in ensuring justice for victims. The main problem lies in the gap between the legal norms that have regulated victim protection and the implementation that still tends to be formalistic and not yet victim-oriented. This study aims to analyze the form of legal protection from a positive legal perspective and identify regulatory disharmony and weaknesses in the implementation of legal protection for victims of violence, including women and children. Research Method: This research is normative legal research with a statutory approach and a conceptual approach, through the study of relevant laws and regulations, legal doctrines, and the results of previous research. Results: The results show that legal protection has been regulated in various regulations, but its implementation still faces structural constraints. The main findings show that there are inconsistencies between legal norms and law enforcement practices that are still oriented towards formal evidence, as well as the application of a victim-centered approach in the legal protection process. Conclusion: This study confirms that the effectiveness of legal protection for women and children’s victims of violence is still hampered by regulatory disharmony and weak implementation. The contribution of this research lies in strengthening the integrative analysis between criminal law, victimology, and human rights in a single victim protection framework. Therefore, it is necessary to reformulate protection mechanisms that are more victim-oriented and strengthen coordination between institutions to increase the effectiveness of legal protection.]]>
