Prevention of violence against women in household by the Indonesian laws

Abstract

This study will analyze in depth the prevention of violence in
household undertaken by the Indonesian government through the laws.
This is a normative legal research with descriptive analysis. The
results of the research show that in the prevention of domestic
violence, Indonesian government has used a specific law and
regulation such as Domestic Violence Law 23 of 2004 based on the
Declaration of UNO on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women. In conclusion, to prevent violence in household, Indonesia
also has used other related laws such as: Marriage Law 1 of 1974, and
Human Rights Law 39 of 1999.