Criminal Responsibility for Human Traffickers

Abstract

Human trafficking is a criminal practice that is quite widespread in Indonesia and threatens the lives of society. This research aims to discuss the law in Indonesia regarding human trafficking and discuss criminal responsibility for perpetrators of human trafficking in Indonesia. The research method used is normative juridical research, with data collection techniques from literature studies which refer to literature, law books, scientific works, and scientific articles that are sourced from secondary data. The results found that legal regulations regarding human trafficking certainly refer to Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of the Criminal Act of Human Trafficking. Then, criminal responsibility links the basis for imposing criminal sanctions with the burden of responsibility that burdens people who commit criminal acts. Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of the Crime of Human Trafficking contains criminal penalties for those who commit acts of human trafficking. As well as the maximum and minimum for imposing criminal sanctions on those involved in human trafficking under Law Number 21 of 2007.