Sriwijaya Law Review
Volume 8 Issue 1, January 2024

The Use of Physical Strength in Children’s Education: Learning from Indonesian Court’s Judgments

Eva Achjani Zulfa (Universitas Indonesia)
Artha Febriansyah (Sriwijaya University)
Jelang Ramadhan (Bursa Uludağ University, Türkiye)
Imam Khomaeni Hayatullah (Universitas Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2024

Abstract

This article explores the limitations of using physical force in educating children in Indonesia. It examines the prevalence of violence by parents and teachers in education. Increased public awareness and concern for children's rights have made the use of violence in education a taboo. This research uses a qualitative method with secondary data using literature and analysing court decisions from the human rights perspective. This study aims to determine the limits of tolerance for violence and corporal punishment. The court decisions have been taken as the data to be analysed from various locations where decisions have been issued were taken into consideration to depict the similarities and differences in deciding matters related to corporal punishment towards children. This article examines historical, cultural, and religious factors that influence the use of physical force, including interpretations of Islamic teachings. This paper also presents arguments for and against corporal punishment as an educational tool. This research sheds light on the complexities surrounding the permissibility of physical force in children's education and the conflicting views in society, providing insight into evolving understandings and legal perspectives on the subject.

Copyrights © 2024






Journal Info

Abbrev

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

The Sriwijaya Law Review known as the SLRev launched on the 31st January 2017 and inaugurated formally by the Rector of the university is a forum which aims to provide a high-quality research and writing related to law. Areas that relevant to the scope of the journal cover: business law, criminal ...