Body image the crime of instruction according to the perspective of indonesian criminal law

Abstract

Contempt for body image, known as body shaming, is currently rife among children to adults. In efforts to ensure the rights of victims of such acts of humiliation, it is necessary to have clear law enforcement rules. How is the criminal act of insulting body image (body shaming) seen and regulated based on the perspective of Indonesian criminal law and how to take responsibility for the crime. This study uses descriptive qualitative research and normative juridical research by looking at the general symptoms that occur in the community. Collecting data using literature study. The results of the study show that anyone who commits a crime of insulting one's body image (body shaming) will be charged with Article 315 of the Criminal Code regarding the article of minor insult if the crime is committed directly or in the sense of upfront the person who is insulted with the threat of a light sentence in the form of imprisonment or with a free criminal.