PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP PEREMPUAN SEBAGAI KORBAN KEKERASAN FISIK DALAM RUMAH TANGGA

Abstract

In public life, women are the group most vulnerable to violence, especially in the household,
commonly called domestic violence, violence that often occur in households that physical
abuse, domestic violence set in the Act - Act No. 23 of 2004 on Domestic Violence. Issues
raised in this study were (1) What is the legal protection that is given by the judge against
women as victims of physical violence in the household in the State Court Class IA Padang
(2) What are the constraints - the constraints encountered by the judge in providing legal
protection for women as victims of physical violence in the household. This study uses sociojuridical
approach. The data used include primary data and secondary data. Data were
obtained through interviews and document study. Data were analyzed qualitatively. From the
study it can be concluded that (1) the legal protection that is given by the judge to the victims
of domestic violence that provide temporary shelter and permanent protection to victims of
domestic violence, criminal sanctions against the perpetrators in accordance PKDRT Law
No. 23 of 2004 as well as the recovery of the victim (2 ) Constraints encountered by the judge
in the protection of the law for victims of physical violence in the household that is
sometimes the victim refused to be accompanied by a volunteer or advocate, and sometimes
the victim refused to in the autopsy report.
Keywords: Protection, Women, Victims, Household.