<![CDATA[This article aims to analyze the legal protection of children in conflict with the law (ABH) from a normative legal perspective and assess the urgency of institutionalizing collaborative governance within Indonesia's legal system. Although Law No. 11 of 2012 on the Juvenile Justice System has adopted a rehabilitative approach, the practical protection of ABH still faces many challenges, particularly in inter-agency coordination. This study shows that the absence of explicit legal provisions regarding cross-sector cooperation mechanisms has led to collaboration occurring only on a personal, non-institutional, and sporadic basis. Using a conceptual and regulatory approach, this article proposes that the principle of collaborative governance can be interpreted as a new administrative legal norm that must be institutionalized through positive regulation. Recommendations include the establishment of a permanent legal-based collaborative body, regulatory harmonization, and strengthening institutional accountability. Thus, the ABH protection system can become more effective, participatory, and socially just.]]>
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