Regulatory Reconstruction of Femicide Phenomena and Gender-Based Violence against Women Viewed from a Victimology Perspective

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Published: Aug 11, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36625/sj.v9i1.211
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regulatory reconstruction, femicide, gender violence, victimology, misogyny

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Endang Suparta
Fanny Refika
Universitas Islam Riau

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Indonesia currently does not have legislation that specifically recognizes femicide, the murder of women based on gender, as a separate crime. Femicide cases are still considered ordinary murder (Article 338 of the Criminal Code), which results in gender-based motives being often overlooked and legal protection being provided less than optimally. The murder of women is often equated with general crimes, without considering aspects of misogyny or injustice in power relations related to gender. This study uses a normative juridical method, namely legal research that establishes law as a system of norms studied through principles, norms, rules from laws and regulations, agreements, and doctrines. The discussion results suggest that the current regulations do not differentiate between femicide and murder in general. This is due to a legal vacuum in which there are no specific regulations regarding femicide. Thus, cases of femicide, which have become the tip of the iceberg, ultimately reach the legal realm only as cases of general murder. In fact, femicide is the extreme murder of women because of gender identity, rooted in patriarchal domination.

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Suparta, E., & Refika, F. (2026). Regulatory Reconstruction of Femicide Phenomena and Gender-Based Violence against Women Viewed from a Victimology Perspective. Salasika, 9(1), 31-45. https://doi.org/10.36625/sj.v9i1.211
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Vol 9 No 1 (2026): Salasika (Indonesian Journal of Gender, Women, Child, and Social Inclusion's Studies)
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