PENEGAKAN HUKUM TERHADAP TINDAK KEKERASAN YANG DILAKUKAN OLEH SUAMI TERHADAP ISTRI

Households violence victims in Indonesia are commonly women (wives). Household violence is closely related to gender, discrimination against women, and identified with personal problems in a family. Violence by husbands against wives are not only physical, but also psychological, economic and sexual violence. In anticipation of the need to know and in-depth study of the legal regulation of violence by husbands against wives, as well as the factors of violence that committed by a husband against his wife, and the overcome efforts. This research is normative research, relevant legal materials used to study and systematically analyze the regulation (Act No. 23 Year 2004 of the Elimination of Households Violence). it is expected that law enforcement of violence by husbands against wives might be optimally done. Either by reduction in the penal and non-penal. So that obstacles in the completion of violence by husbands against wives can be solved.