Dualisme Penerapan Hukum Bagi Pelaku Kekerasan Seksual Terhadap Anak

National law regulating child protection stipulates that every child has the right to secure protection, one of which is from sexual crimes, and gives the authority to adjudicate the case to the juvenile court under the district court. But on the other hand, the local law in force in Aceh stipulates that the authority is to adjudicate cases of sexual violence against children to the Sharia Court. Both of these regulations give rise to legal dualism that governs the same case in the Aceh jurisdiction, so that it can cause problems in its enforcement. This article intends to question the implementation of the absolute authority of the judiciary in theresolution of cases of sexual violence against children in Aceh, and explains the application of sanctions for perpetrators of sexual violence against children. This article is the result of a research that uses the juridical empiric method. Implementation of absolute authority in judicial institutions related to the settlement of cases of sexual violence against children in the jurisdiction of Aceh, district courts whose authority is given by national law are more competent than the Sharia Court whose authority is given by local law. One of the reasons among many is because district court judges generally have special certificates for adjudicating cases involving children, while the judge of the Sharia Court did not.