scholarly journals Can Non-Muslim Courts Bring Legal Change in Sharia Laws?

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hajed A. Alotaibi

The transformative and regulatory accommodation model addresses practical challenges to accommodate religious laws and courts in the secular and democratic regimes. There is a strong evidence against the jurisdictional competition between secular and religious courts under defined conditions. There is no concern regarding the Shariah courts in the non-Muslim democracies, as majority of the country’s ethno-religious groups control the civil and rabbinical courts. In this regard, there is a need to mitigate the negative impact of Muslim Family Laws (MFLs) by the civil courts in non-Muslim majority countries because MFLs imply certain disabilities and limitations upon the displayed rights of women and children. To address these issues, the present study aims to discuss the possibilities and challenges faced by the multicultural and pluri-legal accommodations by focusing on the Islamic law and institutions within the non-Muslim democracies. The results have shown that the reformation of rules and procedures internalize certain principles and discourses due to increased compliance of religious courts with the high court rulings. Increase in the number of Muslim judges on civil courts would help to overcome lack of legitimacy in the perspectives of the Muslim minority that is the main reason of shortcomings of both ex post and ex ante oversight mechanisms.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Arip Purkon

Purpose of the study: This research aims to analyze the existence of Islamic law formalized into Indonesian law in the Reformation Era from 1999 to 2019 and explore whether it is legally stronger or weaker. Also tries to explore what Islamic law fields are formalized into Indonesian national law. Methodology: This research is qualitative research that is doctrinal law research with juridical analysis methods. The main source of research data is the law established between 1999-2019. Data is described systematically and objectively, then analyzed using content analysis techniques. Main Findings: During the Reformation Era 1999-2019, 17 Indonesian national laws contained formal Islamic law. The legal position of Islamic law became stronger in several fields, namely hajj (pilgrimage) and umrah management, management of zakat, implementation of special privileges Aceh Province, endowments (waqf) management, religious courts, state sharia securities, Islamic banking, halal product guarantee, marriage law and the existence of pesantren (Islamic boarding school). Applications of this study: This study is useful as a model example of a relationship between religion and state. Islamic law can be transformed into state law without changing the state principles. This research also provides a solution to Muslims (they are the majority in Indonesia) that Islamic law can be constituted as national law constitutionally and tolerant of other religious communities. Novelty/Originality of this study: The object of research is positivization in contemporary Indonesian governance that has been enacted between 1999-2019. In terms of time, this is very representative and updated.


2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Adi Nur Rohman ◽  
Sugeng ◽  
Hesti Widyaningrum

Most of divorce cases in Indonesia have a negative impact on divorced children and wives. This is due to the lack of public legal knowledge especially wives who are entangled in divorce cases so that their rights are often ignored. Judges of the Religious Court, in this regard, have a very important role in the protection of the rights of children and wives through the instrumentation of ex-officio rights which, because of his position, he has special authority in deciding the divorce case. This research is a combination of normative and empirical juridical research by connecting the case approach and the legislative approach. The research was conducted at the Bekasi Religious Court using the interview, observation and literature study methods. This study aims to analyze the conception of the rights of ex-officio judges, the basis for their consideration and the mechanism of their instruments in issuing decisions on divorce cases and their relevance to Islamic law


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Solikhul Hadi

<p><em>The long process of regulation of Islamic law - especially the law of waqf - is always interesting to observe or study, because its presence cannot be separated from the things that underlie it. This study aims to examine the effect of Indonesia's political configuration on the character of waqf regulatory products in Indonesia. By using qualitative methods, it is hoped that this study will be able to describe the</em><em> character of</em><em> products of waqf regulation which are influenced by political configurations from the New Order Era to the Reformation Era with a historical approach. The results of this study indicate that the character of waqf regulations in Indonesia varies according to the political configuration that surrounds them. There are at least three important periods that show the dynamics of political configuration that affect the character of waqf regulation. First the Old Order Period, Law no. 5 of 1960 (UUPA), which also regulates waqf </em><em>and</em><em> land issues, is responsive in character. Secondly, during the New Order era, the regulations governing waqf during the New Order era were conservative / orthodox in character. The regulation that regulates waqf during the New Order era is PP. 28 of 1977 concerning Ownership of Land Owned, Law no. 7 of 1989 concerning Religious Courts (Chapter III), and Compilation of Islamic Law based on Presidential Instruction No.1 of 1991. In Chapter III. And there are also several regulations issued by the Minister and Director General level. And thirdly the Reformation Period, the Law that regulates waqf Law no. 41 of 2004 has a democratic character.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p>Proses panjang regulasi hukum Islam utamanya hukum wakaf selalu menarik untuk diamati atau diteliti, karena kehadirannya tak lepas dari hal-hal yang melatarbelakanginya. Studi ini bertujuan untuk meneliti pengaruh konfigurasi politik Indonesia terhadap karakter produk regulasi wakaf di Indonesia. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif diharapkan studi ini akan bisa mendeskripsikan karakter produk regulasi wakaf yang dipengaruhi oleh konfigurasi politik mulai Era Orde Baru sampai dengan Era Reformasi dengan pendekatan historis.<strong> </strong>Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa karakter regulasi wakaf di Indonesia berbeda-beda sesuai dengan konfigurasi politik yang melingkupinya. Setidaknya ada tiga periode penting yang menunjukkan dinamika konfigurasi politik yang mempengaruhi karakter regulasi wakaf. Pertama Masa Orde Lama, Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 1960 (UUPA) yang di dalamnya juga mengatur tentang wakaf dan permasalahan pertanahan adalah berkarakter  responsif.<strong> </strong>Kedua Masa Orde Baru, regulasi  yang mengatur tentang wakaf pada masa Orde Baru berkarakter konservatif/ortodoks<strong>. </strong>Regulasi  yang mengatur tentang wakaf pada masa Orde Baru adalah Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 28 Tahun 1977 tentang Perwakafan Tanah Milik, Undang-Undang Nomor 7 Tahun 1989 tentang Peradilan Agama (Bab III), dan Kompilasi Hukum Islam berdasarkan Inpres No.1 Tahun 1991. Pada Bab III dan juga ada beberapa peraturan yang dikeluarkan oleh setingkat Menteri dan Dirjen. Dan ketiga  Masa Reformasi, Undang-Undang yang mengatur tentang wakaf Undang-Undang Nomor Nomor 41 Tahun 2004 berkarakter demokratis.</p><p> </p>


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma Garwan

Abstrak Perkawinan Siri adalah salah satu bentuk masalah yang tejadi di Negara Indonesia saat ini . Permasalahn ini sangat sulit untuk dipantau oleh pihak yang berwenang, karena mereka yang melaksanakan pernikahan siri ini tidak dilaporkan pernikahan mereka kepada pihak yang berkompeten dalam hal ini yakni Kantor Urusan Agama (KUA) bagi umat muslim dan Kantor Catatan Sipil bagi yang Non Muslim. Pernikahan siri biasanya dilakukan dihadapan tokoh masyarakat atau ustad sebagai Penghulu, atau ada juga yang dilakukan secara adat-istiadat saja kemudian tidak dilaporkan kepada pihak yang berwenang untuk dicatatkan sesuai ketentuan undang-undang No.1 tahun 1974 tentang Perkawinan pada pasal 2 ayat (2) yang berbunyi “tiaptiap perkawinan dicatat menurut peraturan perundang-undangan yang berlaku. Adapun masalah pencatatan perkawinan yang tidak dilaksanakan tidaklah menganggu keabsahan suatu perkawinan yang telah dilaksanakan sesuai hukum islam . karena sekedar menyangkut aspek administrative. Hanya saja jika suatu perwainan tidak dicatatkan, maka suamiistri tersebut tidak memiliki bukti otentik bahwa mereka telah melaksanakan suatu perkawinan yang sah. Akibatnya, dilihat dari aspek yuridis, perkawinan tersebut tidak diakui pemerintah, sehingga tidak mempunyai kekuatan hukum. Dampak positif maupun negative juga menyertai praktk perkawinan siri diantaranya untuk dampak positifnya meminimalisasi adanya perzinaan melalui seks bebas. Namun disisi lain juga dampak negatifnya adalah merugikan banyak pihak terutama hak dan kewajiban wanita dan anakanak dari perkawinan siri tersebut. Akibat hukumnya bagi perkawinan yang tidak memiliki Akte Nikah, secara Yuridis suami atau istri serta anak yang dilahirkan tidak dapat melakukan tindakan hukum keperdataan berkaitan dengan rumah tangganya. Anak-anaknya hanya akan diakui oleh Negara sebagai anak diluar kawin yang hanya memiliki hubungan keperdataan dengan ibu dan keluarga ibunya. Kata Kunci: Hak-hak anak dari pernikahan siri, peerceraian Abstract Siri marriage is one form of the problem that occurred in the State of Indonesia today. Cases is very difficult to be monitored by the authorities, because those who perform marriages this series not reported their marriage to the competent authorities in this case the Office of Religious Affairs (KUA) to Muslims and the Civil Registry for the non-Muslims. Wedding series is usually done before the community leader or cleric as a prince, or some are performed by customs only then are not reported to the authorities to be listed in accordance with the law No.1 of 1974 on Marriage in Article 2 paragraph (2) which reads "every marriage is recorded in accordance with the legislation in force. As for the issue of marriage registration were not carried out would not interfere with the validity of a marriage that has been conducted in accordance with Islamic law. because simply linked to administrative aspects. Only if a perwainan is not listed, then the couple have no authentic evidence that it has executed a valid marriage. As a result, the views from the juridical aspect, the marriage is not recognized by the government, so it does not have the force of law. Positive and negative impacts also accompany praktk marriage siri them to minimize their positive impact through free sex adultery. On the other hand also the negative impact is detrimental to many parties, especially the rights and obligations of women and children from the marriage siri. As a result of the consequences of the marriage that do not have a Marriage Certificate, in Juridical husband or wife and children who are born unable to perform civil legal action related to the household. Her children will only be recognized by the State as a child beyond the mating just have a civil relationship with her mother and her mother's family. Keywords: Children's rights from siri marriage, divorce


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yüksel Sezgin

Should a democratic regime formally incorporate religious laws and courts into its otherwise secular legal system? This is not a hypothetical question. Some democratic nations already formally integrate religion-based laws in the field of family law (especially Muslim Family Law – MFL). Although state-enforced MFLs often affect human rights negatively, many governments, especially non-Muslim majority ones, have refrained from direct legislative interventions into substantive MFLs. Instead they have empowered civil courts to play the role of “reformer.” But how successful have civil judiciaries in non-Muslim regimes been in “reforming” Muslim laws? On the basis of an analysis of the MFL jurisprudence of Israeli and Greek civil courts over the last three decades, I argue that civil courts could not have brought about any direct changes in Muslim law, however, they have had an indirect effect by pressuring religious courts/authorities to undertake self-reform.



Author(s):  
Juriyana Megawati Hasibuan Dan Fatahuddin Aziz Siregar

Marriage is a sacred bond which is ideally only held once in a lifetime. Both Islamic law and positive law require an eternal happy marriage. To support this the Koran proclaims marriage as mitsaqan galiza. The marriage is then registered in the state administration. In line with this, the laws and regulations are formulated in such a way as to make divorce more difficult. However, when there are acceptable reasons and due to coercive conditions, divorce can be done through a judicial process. The divorce must then be registered by taking certain procedures. The court delivered the notice and sent a copy of the decision to the marriage registrar to file the divorce properly. The implementation of this divorce record was not effective. The separation of the Religious Courts Institution from the Ministry of Religion has become a factor that causes the registration task not to be carried out. The loss of the obligation to submit a copy of the decision on the judge's ruling caused the recording to be constrained. The unavailability of shipping costs also contributed to the failure to register divorce. Even though there is a threat to the Registrar who neglects to deliver a copy of the verdict, unclear sanctions make this ineffective. As a result of the lack of recording of divorce, the status of husband and wife becomes unclear and opens opportunities for abuse of that status.


EMPIRISMA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Limas Dodi

According to Abdulaziz Sachedina, the main argument of religious pluralism in the Qur’an based on the relationship between private belief (personal) and public projection of Islam in society. By regarding to private faith, the Qur’an being noninterventionist (for example, all forms of human authority should not be disturb the inner beliefs of individuals). While the public projection of faith, the Qur’an attitude based on the principle of coexistence. There is the willingness of the dominant race provide the freedom for people of other faiths with their own rules. Rules could shape how to run their affairs and to live side by side with the Muslims. Thus, based on the principle that the people of Indonesia are Muslim majority, it should be a mirror of a societie’s recognizion, respects and execution of religious pluralism. Abdul Aziz Sachedina called for Muslims to rediscover the moral concerns of public Islam in peace. The call for peace seemed to indicate that the existence of increasingly weakened in the religious sense of the Muslims and hence need to be reaffi rmed. Sachedina also like to emphasize that the position of peace in Islam is parallel with a variety of other doctrines, such as: prayer, fasting, pilgrimage and so on. Sachedina also tried to show the argument that the common view among religious groups is only one religion and traditions of other false and worthless. “Antipluralist” argument comes amid the reality of human religious differences. Keywords: Theology, Pluralism, Abdulaziz Sachedina


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Davide Vittori

Abstract Scholars have long debated whether populism harms or improves the quality of democracy. This article contributes to this debate by focusing on the impact of populist parties in government. In particular, it inquires: (1) whether populists in government are more likely than non-populists to negatively affect the quality of democracies; (2) whether the role of populists in government matters; and (3) which type of populism is expected to negatively affect the quality of liberal-democratic regimes. The results find strong evidence that the role of populists in government affects several qualities of democracy. While robust, the findings related to (2) are less clear-cut than those pertaining to (1). Finally, regardless of their role in government, different types of populism have different impacts on the qualities of democracy. The results show that exclusionary populist parties in government tend to have more of a negative impact than other forms of populism.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
S V Valente de Almeida ◽  
H Ghattas ◽  
G Paolucci ◽  
A Seita

Abstract We measure the impact introducing a of 10% co-payment component on hospitalisation costs for Palestine refugees from Lebanon in public and private hospitals. This ex-post analysis provides a detailed insight on the direction and magnitude of the policy impact in terms of demand and supply for healthcare. The data was collected by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and include episode level information from all public, private and Red Crescent Hospitals in Lebanon, between April 2016 and October 2017. This is a complete population episode level dataset with information from before and after the policy change. We use multinomial logit, negative binomial and linear models to estimate the policy impact on demand by type of hospital, average length of stay and treatment costs for the patient and the provider. After the new policy was implemented patients were 18% more likely to choose a (free-of-charge) PRCS hospital for secondary care, instead of a Private or Public hospital, where the co-payment was introduced. This impact was stronger for episodes with longer stays, which are also the more severe and more expensive cases. Average length of stay decreased in general for all hospitals and we could not find a statistically significant impact on costs for the provider nor the patient. We find evidence that the introduction of co-payments is hospital costs led to a shift in demand, but it is not clear to what extent the hospitals receiving this demand shift were prepared for having more patients than before, also because these are typically of less quality then the others. Regarding costs, there is no evidence that the provider managed to contain costs with the new policy, as the demand adapted to the changes. Our findings provide important information on hospitalisation expenses and the consequences of a policy change from a lessons learned perspective that should be taken into account for future policy decision making. Key messages We show that in a context of poverty, the introduction of payment for specific hospital types can be efficient for shifting demand, but has doubtable impact on costs containment for the provider. The co-payment policy can have a negative impact on patients' health since after its implementation demand increased at free-of-charge hospitals, which typically have less resources to treat patients.


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 356-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Harding

Malaysia has a classically plural society with a Malay/ Muslim majority and a legal system which, for historical reasons, is bifurcated between the common law and Islamic law. It also has a colonial-era federal constitution under which Islam is a state issue. Disputes concerning religion are both many and divisive. They are dealt with mainly in constitutional terms, especially in debates about the notion of an Islamic state, in light of Article 3 and the enshrinement of an official religion and in litigation. The latter is rendered complex by the separation of Islamic from common law jurisdiction in 1988, a fact that has given rise to highly sensitive and troubling litigation involving, especially, religious conversion in Lina Joy (2007). This article traces historical developments relating to religion and the law, and finds cause for some optimism that religious divides can be bridged by constitutional means, in light of recent judicial responses and evolving debates about the constitutional position of Islam.


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