This study aims to analyze the legal politics underlying the criminalization of cohabitation in the National Criminal Code and examine its implications for the protection and restrictions of human rights in the Indonesian rule of law. This study is a normative legal study with a statutory and conceptual approach, supported by criminological analysis. Primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials were collected through literature review and analyzed qualitatively using descriptive-analytical and prescriptive methods. The results show that the criminalization of cohabitation is part of a criminal law policy oriented towards strengthening public morality and protecting the family institution as a value considered fundamental in Indonesian society. The formulation of the complaint offense reflects a compromise between protecting social values and respecting citizens' private space.
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