KENVORM LEGAL PROTECTION FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD MARRIAGE IN A DECENTRALIZATION PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Children have an important role in determining the quality of a nation's civilization, so preparing the nation's next generation is an important dimension for state administrators. Guarantees for the protection of children's rights, apart from being regulated in the Indonesian constitution, are also emphasized in Law no. 23 of 2002 jo. Law No.17 of 2016 concerning Child Protection, even in Law no. 39 of 1999 concerning Human Rights contains the provision that children's rights are human rights and it is in their interests that children's rights are recognized and protected by law even when they are in the womb. Various parties are obliged and responsible for ensuring the fulfillment of children's rights, starting from the smallest institutions, namely the family, community, village/district government, sub-district, district/city government, provincial government and government. This article aims to find legal protection measures that regional governments can implement in efforts to prevent child marriage. The results of the study and analysis are the author's findings: preventing child marriage is a form of protection and fulfillment of children's rights which is the responsibility of the government, including regional governments. Decentralization, which provides flexibility in carrying out government affairs, is an opportunity and challenge for regions to be able to overcome the problem of child marriage which is still high. Regions need toform regional regulations to legitimize and become the basis for regional governments to make efforts to prevent child marriage. Kenvorm, which is the content of regional regulations, includes: general provisions; principles, aims, objectives and scope; planning; implementation; monitoring and evaluation; coaching; award; financing; and closing provisions.