PERSIDANGAN TERHADAP ANAK YANG MENJADI SAKSI TINDAK PIDANA DALAM KERANGKA PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM ANAK MENURUT UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 11 TAHUN 2012 TENTANG SISTEM PERADILAN PIDANA ANAK (Studi di Pengadilan Negeri Bintuhan dan Pengadilan Negeri Cilacap)

Abstract

A child who witnessed a crime, is very vulnerable to pressure and threats that could endanger growth. To provide protection for children who witnessed the crime, the government has enacted Law No. 11 Year 2012 concerning the Juvenile Justice System. The nature of the trial and the judge in the examination qualifying child who is a witness to the crime of influence on children's growth both physically and mentally. Although in the law there is no regulation explicitly about the nature of the trial and the qualifications of judges who conduct the examination of the child who witnessed a crime, but for the sake of ensuring the development of the child, then the trial should be declared closed to the public and the judges who conduct the examination must be a judge of child.Keywords : children, judges, protection, trial, witnesses