Kanun: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum
Vol. 25, No. 2, August 2023: Contemporary Issues on Indonesian Legal Reform

BORDER POLICY IN PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ACEH PROVINCE, INDONESIA

M. Gaussyah (Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Syiah Kuala)
M. Iqbal (Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Syiah Kuala)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2023

Abstract

This article examines how Aceh’s government border policy prevents human trafficking and its challenges. Act Number 43, 2008 on State’s Territory regulates the territorial borders of the state guaranteeing sovereignty and law-abiding in the territory, sovereignty, rights enforcement, and rules of managing state territory and its borders, including monitoring of borders. A Governor in every region bordering others must manage the region of borders and protect the territory, based on PERKA of the BNPP Number 4, 2019 on the Delegation of State’s Border Governance in the ambit of the Indonesia National Body for Governing Border (BNPP). This paper utilizes normative-emperical research methods, in order to analyses the issue in the law and its challenges in its application. Aceh provinces including some regional, including North Aceh, East Aceh, and Sabang borders is included in a bordering region with other states, which prone to human trafficking. The Aceh Government and Regionals/Municipals Governments has not issued the policy on governing the borders’ areas, so it is remain challenges in future. Additionally, a better coordination among the law enforcement agencies and establishing the territory and border offices at the provincial and district levels can help  to prevent human trafficking in Aceh Province.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

kanun

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

anun: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum (KJIH), the Indonesian Journal of Autonomy Law, is an international journal dedicated to the study of autonomy law within the framework of national and international legal systems. Published thrice annually (April, August, December), KJIH provides valuable insights for ...