Harmonization of Legal Principles for Regulating Children's Rights in Indonesia

Abstract

Legal harmonization in the form of changes to existing regulations creates harmony with international agreements. This can occur between countries or through mandates from supranational institutions and it is very common in this modern era. Indonesia is a civil law system adherent, so ideally legal harmonization is determined by the rule of law. Likewise, regarding the fulfillment and protection of children's rights as legal rights which are part of Human Rights, Indonesia as part of the international community has ratified The Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Convention on the Rights of the Child. This research is a normative legal research and the approach used in this research is a conceptual approach and a statute approach. As a consequence, Indonesia must harmonize laws and regulations, especially those related to the protection of children's rights, so that uniformity or meeting points can be found in fundamental and universal principles, especially the principle of the best interests of the child, as a primary consideration in The Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Keywords: Harmonization, Regulation, Principles, Right of the Child

DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/139-11

Publication date: February 28^th 2024