<![CDATA[Safeguarding children in legal conflicts is an essential element of the state's commitment to accommodating human rights and establishing fair judicial mechanisms. The philosophical transformation from a retributive approach to restorative justice has been formalized through Law No. 11 of 2012 on the Criminal Justice System for Children. This study aims to analyze the effective implementation of restorative justice in the juvenile criminal justice system and to identify the factors that influence its implementation. The methodology used is normative jurisprudence with a statutory, conceptual, and comparative approach, analyzed using Soerjono Soekanto's theory of legal effectiveness. The research findings indicate that although the normative construction of restorative justice is adequately available, its implementation has not reached an optimal level. The primary obstacles include weaknesses in technical operational regulations, disparities in interpretation among law enforcement officials, limited resource capacity, and a legal culture that still leans toward a punitive orientation. A comparative study with practices in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Singapore demonstrates that the success of restorative justice is greatly influenced by institutional clarity, standardization of implementer competencies, and integrated supervision mechanisms. Based on these findings, this study re_commends consolidating implementing regulations, improving the capabilities of law enforcement officials, and establishing a continuous evaluation system to realize a juvenile justice system that is fair and oriented towards child protection.]]>
