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The Law of the Republic of Indonesia authorizes Aceh to implement sharia law in various sectors, including jinayat (Islamic criminal law). This additional authority is different from the authority of the Religious Courts (Pengadilan Agama) in other provinces in Indonesia. This article analyzes the process of handling children in criminal cases in the Aceh’s Sharia Courts in Aceh using the lex specialis derogate legi generalis and the systematic lex specialis principles. The data in this study comes from legal documents and interviews with Sharia Court judges. The results show that the handling of Islamic criminal offenses involving children has been carried out by referring to existing laws and regulations according to the principle of specificity. However, some issues arise related to human resources and appropriate facilities. Most of the judges have not obtained special training in handling children’s cases, which influenced their knowledge on the issue. Moreover, children involving in legal cases are still treated using similar facilities as adults. These weaknesses, however, can be appropriately resolved by the Sharia Courts and the Aceh Government.