Kemajuan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi telah melahirkan berbagai dampak, baik dampak positif maupun dampak negatif, karena di satu sisi memberikan kontribusi bagi peningkatan kesejahteraan, kemajuan dan peradaban manusia, namun di sisi lain menjadi sarana efektif melakukan perbuatan melanggar hukum. Kejahatan pornografi (cyberporn) dapat diartikan sebagai penyebaran muatan pornografi melalui internet. Pornografi adalah gambar, sketsa, ilustrasi, foto, tulisan, suara, bunyi, gambar bergerak, animasi, kartun, percakapan, gerak tubuh, atau bentuk pesan lainnya melalui berbagai bentuk media komunikasi dan/atau pertunjukan di muka umum, yang memuat kecabulan atau eksploitasi seksual yang melanggar norma kesusilaan dalam masyarakat. (Pasal 1 ayat (1) UU №44/2008)
Dasar adanya suatu perbuatan pidana adalah asas legalitas, sedangkan dasar dapat dipidananya seseorang adalah atas dasar kesalahan. Berikut merupakan empat hal yang menjadi delik dari tindak pidana…
There are three types of reaction to an introduction of something new in this world: accepting the brand new idea, rejecting the brand new idea, or having a certain limitation whether they are accepting/rejecting. Where does this term apply? Who will reach in this situation? The answer is uncertain because one’s reaction could always influence others. This leads to the crucial figure and time matrix that is believed to have grand ideas to disrupt the society for the better, the youth and early-young-adults. …
For many years, the Canadian people are proud to call their country one of the most diverse in the world. Today begs the question, are they really as tolerant as they claim to be?
Racism is not in any way, shape or form a new problem. And although slavery and colonialism has ended years ago, the idea of attaching prejudices and stigmas toward people of different races still persists in our postcolonial society. This year has been a major year for the discussion of racism, issues regarding racism have been front-and-center in the media, and subsequently, among the public. …
Very early on the US was already designed to be an imperialistic state that it is. Late in the 18th and early 19th century, the world was a very different place. Western powers needed more money and territories, and as such imperialism was the norm of the day. Due to it, imperialism rooted already in its birth, the first 70 years of the US was filled with expansions throughout North America with a wave of growth that saw the cleansing of indigenous people who populated the continent. But by the end of its Civil War of 1865, its expansionist policy met a unique form of challenge. Americans were divided on whether it should expand further outside its current borders, with some post-war leaders such as Secretary of State William H. Seward argued that the US should become a global power. Attempts of expanding were made, but wistfully, this only resulted in the purchasing of Alaska. Americans including many from Capitol Hill had a strong anti-imperialist bent. …
Di zaman modern seperti ini, ternyata masih mudah ditemui kaum muda yang merasa kesulitan mencari pasangan hidup. Setiap mereka yang menghadapi fenomena ini memiliki alasan yang berbeda-beda. Bagi sebagian orang, kesulitan itu bias saja berasal dari aturan-aturan yang ada di masyarakat maupun dalam budaya mereka.
Salah satu contoh adalah adanya aturan yang menilai bahwa wanita yang sudah menginjak umur 25 tahun ke atas sudah harus memikirkan pasangan hidup atau berumah tangga. Sebagian wanita pada kategori tersebut mungkin ada yang masih memilih menfokuskan diri pada hal lain selain mencari calon pasangan hidup, mengejar karir misalnya. Namun, ada kelompok masyarakat yang akan menilai perempuan 25 tahun ke atas dan belum menikah sebagai wanita yang ‘tidak laku’. …