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The Paradox Of Protection: How Age Of Consent Laws Fail The Youth They Were Designed To Defend, Christie Smith

Advanced Issues in Criminal Law: Sex Offenses

This paper examines the historical development, modern inconsistencies, and unintended consequences of age of consent laws in the United States and abroad. Tracing the doctrine from its origins in English common law through reform movements in countries such as the United States, India, and Canada, the paper argues that age of consent laws have often reflected shifting political, economic, and patriarchal objectives rather than coherent principles of protection or developmental maturity. The paper explores discrepancies across jurisdictions, contradictions in adolescent autonomy, gender bias in enforcement, and the overcriminalization of consensual relationships between minors. It further analyzes how modern statutory frameworks …

No Child Left To Heal Alone: Rethinking Restitution For Child Victims Of Sexual Abuse, Jessica Valiani

Advanced Issues in Criminal Law: Sex Offenses

This paper examines the long-term psychological, emotional, and financial harms suffered by child victims of sexual abuse and argues that existing restitution statutes in the United States fail to provide meaningful, sustained support for survivors. Drawing on developmental psychology research, criminal restitution frameworks, and comparative state statutes, the paper demonstrates how current laws often limit recovery to narrow categories of offenses or leave compensation largely discretionary. The paper further analyzes Kentucky’s “Melanie’s Law” as a model for imposing ongoing offender-funded obligations and proposes a new child-centered restitution statute requiring convicted offenders to fund therapy and treatment for survivors of child …

The United States Still Says “I Do” To Marital Rape: An Examination Of Modern Marital Rape Exemptions, Jaiden Herald

Advanced Issues in Criminal Law: Sex Offenses

This paper examines the persistence of marital rape exemptions in the United States despite the formal criminalization of spousal rape in all fifty states. Through historical analysis and statutory comparison, the paper traces the origins of marital rape exemptions to common law doctrines rooted in implied consent, coverture, and the treatment of women as property. It further analyzes modern exemptions that continue to shield perpetrators through loopholes involving cohabitation, incapacity, reporting requirements, or reduced penalties. By highlighting statutes from states such as South Carolina, Arkansas, and Iowa, the paper demonstrates how marital status continues to undermine equal protection for victims …

Pancasila Dasar Negara Indonesia, Astim Riyanto

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Pengaturan Kanal Frekuensi Radio Bagi Media Televisi Dalam Perspektif Undang-Undang Nomor 32 Tahun 2002, Tentang Penyiaran Dan Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 1999 Tentang Larangan Praktek Monopoll Dan Persaingan Usaha Tidak Sehat, Rahmadan Hasbiansyah

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Demokrasi Imajinasi Dalam Pertanahan, Dian Puspita H.S.

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Aspek-Aspek Hukum Perjanjian Distributor Dan Keagenan (Suatu Analisis Keperdataan), Ari Wahyudi Hertanto

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Budaya Malu, Budaya Salah, Dan Budaya Hukum, Mura P. Hutagalung

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Yurisdiksi Pengawasan Internal Dan Eksternal Terhadap Tanggung Jawab Profesi Hakim (Analisis Kasus Pemeriksaan Hakim Pt Bandung Terkait Sengketa Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Kota Depok), Andi Ahmad Nur Darwin

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Negara Hukum Indonesia Ditinjau Dar! Sudut Teorl Tujuan Negara, Maleha Soemarsono

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Sistem Hukum Negara-Negara Asia Tenggara, Astim Riyanto

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Hukum Acara Pidana Dalam Pelaksanaan Peradilan Di Indonesia (Tinjauan Empiris Terhadap Keseimbangan Penegakan Hukum Dan Perlindungan Hak Asasi Manusia), Otto Comelis Kaligis

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Memorandum Of Understanding Dan Letter Of Intent Aplikasi Dan Kontroversinya Dalam Praktek Hukum Bisnis Nasional, Ari Wahyudi, Dewi Lestari

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Analisis Perjanjian Reklamasi Pantal Teluk Tering Antara Pemerintah Kota Batam Dengan Pt. Batamas Puri Permai (Penelitian Hukum Normatlf), Marliessa Qadariani

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Pelaksanaan Dua Sistem Kewarisan Pada Masyarakat Adat Minangkabau, Yelia Nathassa Winstar

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Justice For None: How The United States’ Sexual-Offense System Fails Victims, Defendants, And The Public, Hannah J. Flannery

Advanced Issues in Criminal Law: Sex Offenses

This paper argues that the United States criminal justice system fundamentally fails in its treatment of sexual offenses by retraumatizing survivors while simultaneously relying on punitive mechanisms that undermine meaningful accountability and rehabilitation. Through an examination of adversarial courtroom practices, prosecutorial discretion, plea bargaining, sex-offender registries, and civil commitment regimes, the paper demonstrates how American law prioritizes punishment, political performance, and moral panic over truth, dignity, and public safety. In contrast, comparative analysis of France, Canada, and the Nordic countries reveals alternative models grounded in consent-based legal frameworks, trauma-informed procedures, and rehabilitative justice. These systems emphasize proportionality, reintegration, and institutional …

Perjanjian Perkawinan Yang Mengatur Tanggungjawab Terhadap Anak Luar Kawin Dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam: Anallsis Akta Perjanjian Perkawinan, Nazla Nazla

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Masalah-Masalah Hukum Aktual Dalam Wacana Reformasi Agraria Di Indonesia, Suparjo Sujadi

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Korupsi Di Indonesia, Rifyal Ka'bah

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Peninjauan Kemball Terhadap Putusan Pengadilan Yang Telah Memperoleh Kekuatan Hukum Tetap Dalam Perkara Perdata, Winarno Adi Gunawan

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