Constitutional Court (MK) as the state administration institutions judged capable of enforcing the Constitution and protect the constitutional rights of citizens, including the rights of children in Indonesia. Proven in its decision, the Court declared the age of criminal responsibility at least 12 years of age children and the status of children born of the marriage were not recorded a direct impact on the protection of vulnerable children in Indonesia.

Departing from the assurance, the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) plans to cooperate with the Court to provide strengthening and maintaining the constitutional aspects of child protection. Similarly, the core of the meeting between Court and KPAI held on Monday (14/1) afternoon, on the 11th floor of the Court Building. From KPAI represented directly chairman, Badriyah Fayumi, accompanied by four other members. While the Court represented the Head of Public Relations and Protocol Budi Achmad Djohari, and Head of Research and Case Studies, Management of Information and Communication Technology Noor Sidharta, as well as Head of Public Relations and Legal Cooperation Heru Setiawan.

According to Badriyah, cooperation will include socialization woven constitution against children and child protection activist, focus group discussions, in particular issues related to the protection of children against violence and discrimination against children, until the problem of testing legislation regarding the protection of children by the Court at the hearing. "Following a meeting with the Chairman of the Constitutional Court to make cooperation between KPAI the Constitutional Court, the constitution includes socialization of children and child protection activist," he explained.

Responding to the request, Budi welcome the wish of cooperation. However, when working together in a very large event such colloquium, the Court has limited budget that can not be done in the near future. "We particularly welcome (cooperation) is. Therefore, we will prioritize, "he explained.

As for the substance of the legislation related to the testing, said Budi, the Court will open as wide as the information related to the issue, especially testing the child protection legislation. "We open the issues dissemination related problems" he explained.

More than that, Budi said that MK will always provide convenience to KPAI if you want to get the flow of information related to the Journal Constitution and Constitution Magazine, Video Conference (video conference) held by the Court to assist in understanding the particular constitutional issue of child protection laws.

"The principle (cooperation MK-KPAI) approved, but waiting for the realization of the budget (MK)," said Badriyah. But in the near future, he said, when interviewed by the media, KPAI will conduct FGD associated with the fulfillment of children’s rights Constitutional Court on the birth certificate. Therefore, the fulfillment of the rights of the child to the birth certificate, the numbers are so massive that not getting this right.

Keep in mind, KPAI has the task to disseminate the entire provisions of legislation relating to child protection, collecting data and information, receive complaints, conduct an evaluation, monitoring, evaluation and supervision of child protection violations.

This course will greatly assist the Court in an effort to socialize culturally aware constitutional, and disseminate legal proceedings in the Constitutional Court, especially in children and child protection activists. (Shohibul Umam / mh)