THE ROLE OF ASEAN SUMMIT: AGAINST CYBER CHILD-PORN EXPLOITATION IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
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The rise of internet use as an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought along a considerable risk of children being sexually abused within cyberspaces. This action refers to Cyber Child-porn Exploitation. Southeast Asia shall act fast as a significant targeted region to combat this specific crime and protect its minor citizens. Studies show that anti-children porn exploitation laws in ASEAN are primarily domestically rooted, representing the principles of state sovereignty under Article 2 para 2 ASEAN Charter. However, the cross-border nature of cybercrime also adhered well to this specific crime. Therefore, it requires one unified understanding among ASEAN member states to comply with Article 5 ASEAN Charter, which prevents each state from irresponsibly ruling the anti-children porn exploitation. This fact potentially grows into a conflict between member states, which can hinder the objectives of the cooperative, as stated in Article 1 of the ASEAN Charter. Thus, ASEAN must prevent chaos while designing a regulation model to unify the understanding. This research applies normative legal investigation, primarily relying on statutory definition, literature review, and secondary data analysis. As a decision-making body of ASEAN, ASEAN Summit is expected to promote the unification understanding of anti-children porn exploitation laws.
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