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Journal : Damhil Law Journal

Child Cohabitation in the Grip of Patriarchy: Between Cultural Normalization and Legal Void Kamba, Sri Nanang Meiske; Kasim, Nur Mohamad; Mustika, Waode
Damhil Law Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Gorontalo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56591/dlj.v1i1.2774

Abstract

This study aims to examine the positive legal void in responding to the practice of child cohabitation in Indonesia and analyze the role of the patriarchal system in worsening the weak protection of children, especially girls. Using a juridical-normative method with a qualitative approach, this study examines national laws and regulations, international conventions, and critical legal literature to uncover structural inequalities in regulations. The results of the analysis show that child cohabitation is a form of covert sexual exploitation that has been allowed to take place in the social space without legal certainty due to legal-formalistic views and the dominance of patriarchal cultural norms. The state has failed to carry out its constitutional mandate in guaranteeing children's rights to protection, health, education, and self-development. Therefore, progressive legal reform, based on gender justice and based on the principles  of the best interest of the child and maqasid al-shariah is needed as an urgent step to ensure comprehensive and transformative legal protection for Indonesian children.