Al-Qanun: Jurnal Kajian Sosial dan Hukum Islam
Vol 7, No 2 (2026): Al-Qanun: Jurnal Kajian Sosial dan Hukum Islam

Revenge Porn as Digital Gender-Based Violence: Analysis of the Pati District Court Decision Number 189/Pid.Sus/2023

Aulia Rahma (Universitas Dr. Soetomo)
Nur Handayati (Universitad Dr. Soetomo)
M. Syahrul Borman (Universitas Dr. Soetomo)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Sep 2026

Abstract

The non-consensual dissemination of intimate images (revenge porn) constitutes a form of Digital Gender-Based Violence that severely violates victims' sexual autonomy and privacy rights. This study critically analyzes the harmonization of criminal regulations in Indonesia and the judicial reasoning (ratio decidendi) in the Pati District Court Decision Number 189/Pid.Sus/2023/PN Pti. Using a normative legal method with statutory, case, and conceptual approaches, this study evaluates the normative conflict between public decency offenses in the EIT Law and Electronic-Based Sexual Violence (KSBE) under the Sexual Violence Crimes Law (UU TPKS). The findings reveal two primary conclusions. First, positive legal frameworks suffer from qualification conflicts, where the UU TPKS should apply as lex specialis derogat legi generali, overriding general decency clauses in the EIT Law. Second, the judges' ratio decidendi remains trapped in an offender-oriented legalistic positivism paradigm, neglecting gender power imbalances, revocable consent, and the victim's continuing harm. Consequently, the one-year prison sentence is disproportionate and reinforces the invisibility of victims due to the absence of restitution orders and digital content take-down directives. This study recommends a judicial paradigm shift toward victim-oriented justice to secure substantive justice and victim recovery in the digital era.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

alqanun

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Subject

Religion Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Al-Qanun: Jurnal Kajian Sosial dan Hukum Islam, this journal accepts research articles, conceptual articles, field study reports, book reviews on social studies and law such as: 1. Social; 2. Law; 3. Theology; 4. Economy; 5. Philosophy; 6. Gender; 7. Regional Studies; 8. Islamic Studies; 9. And ...