Gender Equality and Justice in the Indonesian Law on Village

Dwi Rahayu Kristianti

2018

Abstract

Since the enactment of the Indonesian Law on Village in 2014, the village can actively participate as a subject in national development. To achieve the stated development objectives, there is a need of legal guarantee for all citizens to participate in the development. The concept of gender equality needs to be present in the norms contained in the legislation and regulation on the village. Thus, this paper seeks to analyze whether there is a guarantee of gender equality and justice in the legislation and regulation on the village relating to the women’s participation. This study proposes the principle of gender equality and its importance for women in rural areas. Furthermore, this study examines the principle of gender equality and justice in the Indonesian Law on Village. It also discusses the indication of the legal form of gender equality and justice in Indonesia. This article concludes that the Indonesian Law on Village has weak provisions concerning gender equality and justice.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kristianti D. (2018). Gender Equality and Justice in the Indonesian Law on Village.In Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC, ISBN 978-989-758-482-4, pages 256-262. DOI: 10.5220/0010051602560262

in Bibtex Style

@conference{i-nlac18,
author={Dwi Rahayu Kristianti},
title={Gender Equality and Justice in the Indonesian Law on Village},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,},
year={2018},
pages={256-262},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010051602560262},
isbn={978-989-758-482-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,
TI - Gender Equality and Justice in the Indonesian Law on Village
SN - 978-989-758-482-4
AU - Kristianti D.
PY - 2018
SP - 256
EP - 262
DO - 10.5220/0010051602560262