<![CDATA[Setting additional sanctions in the form of chemical castration against perpetrators of sexual violence against children is a form of providing a deterrent effect and preventing sexual violence against children. This is a normative legal research with a conceptual approach method. The results of the study concluded that the urgency of setting chemical castration sanctions in the Child Protection Act is to provide a deterrent effect and as an effort to prevent sexual violence against children where criminal acts of sexual violence can have an impact on social, political and cultural aspects in Indonesia and the application of sanctions chemical castration against perpetrators of sexual violence against children when viewed from the objective of punishment is less effective.Keywords: Chemical castration; child protection; purposive punishments AbstrakPengaturan sanksi tambahan berupa kebiri kimia terhadap pelaku kekerasan seksual terhadap anak sebagai bentuk pemberian efek jera dan pencegahan kekerasan seksual terhadap anak. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian hukum normatif dengan metode pendekatan konseptual. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa urgensi pengaturan sanksi kebiri kimia dalam Undang-Undang Perlindungan Anak adalah untuk memberikan efek jera dan sebagai upaya pencegahan terjadinya kekerasan seksual terhadap anak dimana tindak pidana kekerasan seksual dapat berdampak pada aspek sosial, aspek politik dan aspek budaya di Indonesia dan penerapan sanksi kebiri kimia terhadap pelaku tindak pidana kekerasan seksual terhadap anak jika ditinjau dari tujuan pemidanaan kurang efektif. Kata-kata Kunci: Kebiri kimia; perlindungan anak; tujuan pemidanaan]]>
