Femicide from Criminal Law and Gender Perspective
Keywords:
Femicide, Criminal Law, Rape, Culture, Gender-based violenceAbstract
This study was conducted to examine femicide from the perspective of Indonesian criminal law and gender through rape culture. The study used a qualitative method with a feminist perspective. Data collection used questionnaires, observation, interviews, and documentation with the research subjects, administrators of the Indonesia Hapus Femicide account, and six followers of Indonesia Hapus Femicide. The results of the study indicate from a criminal law perspective; most followers are unaware of legal protections against femicide and find it challenging to identify it due to a lack of understanding of femicide as a criminal offense with severe penalties. However, they mentioned the Criminal Code (KUHP), the Sexual Violence Law (TPKS), the Domestic Violence Law (KDRT), and the Trafficking in Persons Law (TPPO) as general regulations used in femicide cases. They believe that Indonesian law needs to revise existing laws or create new legal instruments regarding femicide. From a gender perspective, followers understand femicide as gender-based murder of women and recognize its position at the top of the rape culture pyramid, which can result from the escalation and manifestation of gender-based violence. Preventing femicide can be achieved by addressing its root causes, namely the normalization of patriarchy, misogyny, and sexism.
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