Child Marriage within the Sea Tribe of Kelumu Island: Issues and Problems

Sea Tribe is a group of indigenous people on Kelumu Island entrenched in the practice child marriage. This study aims to analyze law’s implementation marriage and its impacts marine tribal community using empirical/socio-legal research methods. Furthermore, primary legal data used are 1945 Constitution, Law Number 16 2019 concerning Marriage, 35 2014, 2014 protection, 20 2003 Child Protection, National Education System. The Theory Legal Effectiveness by Soerjono Soekanto was also used. results showed that law has not yet been classified as adequate. ineffective when measured Soekanto’s Effectiveness. due weakness several existing factors, namely enforcement, infrastructure, maturity local communities. Meanwhile, impact loss children’s right education health.