Fulfillment of the Principle of Justice in Making Birth Certificates for Children Born Outside of Legal Marriage Between Both Parents

Abstract

The problem in this study is related to the fulfillment of the principle of justice in making birth certificates intended for children born outside of marriage which is carried out legally between the two parents.  This article is normative juridical research with a statutory and conceptual approach.  The results of this legal research show that the principle of justice for illegitimate children can be fulfilled by adjusting the provisions regarding the making and issuance of birth certificates for illegitimate children based on the provisions on the status of illegitimate children in the Indonesia Constitutional Court Decision Number: 46/PUU-VIII/2010. Its cause in contrast to the provisions of the Indonesia Marriage Law regarding the distributive status of children outside of marriage, justice for children in the provisions of the status of children outside of marriage in the Indonesia Constitutional Court Decision Number: 46/PUU-VIII/2010 is more commutative. Furthermore, the provisions regarding the status of children out of wedlock in the Constitutional Court Decision Number: 46/PUU-VIII/2010 are teleologically more able to provide benefits and fulfill the purpose of establishing the rule of law and in line with the principle of child protection, namely the best interests of the child. The decision of the Indonesia Constitutional Court Number: 46/PUU-VIII/2010 can be implemented by creating a civil relationship between the child out of wedlock and the biological father and the family of the father. In addition, the Indonesia Constitutional Court Decision Number: 46/PUU-VIII/2010 also has an impact on the administrative field, namely by being able to issue birth certificates for children out of wedlock by including the name of the biological father, so that it is not limited to only including the name of the biological mother.