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Negotiating Islamic Law and State Norms in Child Marriage Practices in Coastal Indonesia Barkah, Qodariah; Sintang, Suraya; Morin, Leanne
Antmind Review: Journal of Sharia and Legal Ethics Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Antmind Review: Journal of Sharia and Legal Ethics
Publisher : ANTMIND YOUTH EMPOWER FOUNDATION

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63077/fer5kf08

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Despite national legal reforms aimed at curbing child marriage, the practice remains prevalent in Indonesia’s coastal Muslim communities. This study explores the socio-legal dynamics underpinning early marriage in South Minahasa, North Sulawesi, by examining the interaction between Islamic jurisprudence, customary norms, and formal state law. Using a qualitative socio-legal approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews with religious leaders, adat authorities, legal practitioners, affected families, court documents, and field observations. Findings reveal that dominant interpretations of classical Islamic law particularly the emphasis on biological maturity (baligh) as a prerequisite for marriage legitimize child marriage at the grassroots level, often reinforced by socio-economic pressures and honor-based cultural expectations. Moreover, legal instruments such as marriage dispensation and unregistered (siri) marriages are widely used to bypass formal legal constraints. This plural legal reality places religious courts in a normative dilemma between enforcing state law and accommodating communal values. The study argues that preventing child marriage requires not only statutory enforcement but also culturally sensitive engagement with religious authorities, community-based legal education, and a reinterpretation of Islamic norms through the lens of maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah (higher objectives of Islamic law). These findings contribute to broader global discussions on legal pluralism, human rights, and the role of faith-based norms in shaping family law and child protection policies.
Adolescent Forced Marriage and Community Misconduct: Rethinking Islamic Family Law Larasati, Yuniar Galuh; Fernando, Henky; Barkah, Qodariah; Prasojo, Zaenuddin Hudi; Atika, Atika; SA, Romli; Masruroh, Ainul; Sintang, Suraya; Morin, Leanne
Jurnal Ilmiah Al-Syir'ah Vol 23, No 1 (2025)
Publisher : IAIN Manado

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30984/jis.v23i1.3367

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The normalization of forced marriage as a response to adolescents' involvement in behaviors perceived by their communities as socially or religiously inappropriate, such as premarital interactions or relationships beyond culturally sanctioned norms, may result in complex and disproportionate consequences for the adolescents involved. This study addresses gaps in prior research by exploring the characteristics of these cases, the prevailing community interpretations, and the rationale behind legitimizing forced marriage as a form of moral resolution. The findings highlight three key insights. First, forced marriage is often constructed as a culturally informed response to situations involving behaviors considered socially sensitive. Second, People commonly understand such practices as preserving family honor and fulfilling communal or religious expectations. Third, these responses are typically driven more by shared moral and cultural frameworks than by considerations of the adolescent's rights and well-being. This study contributes to the discourse on Islamic family law by illustrating how community-based interpretations of morality, honor, and religious obligation may shape the application of legal and ethical principles in cases involving adolescents, particularly within the framework of protection and justice for minors.
Contesting Sharia and Human Rights in the Digital Sphere: Media Representations of the Caning Controversy under the Qanun Jinayat in Aceh Hakim, Putri Rahmah Nur; Abdullah, Irwan; Musfiroh, Mayadina Rohmi; Sintang, Suraya; Razick, Ahamed Sarjoon
Journal of Islamic Law Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Islamic Law
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Pontianak

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24260/jil.v6i2.3600

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The controversy surrounding the implementation of Aceh’s Qanun No. 6 of 2014 on Islamic Criminal Law (Qanun Jinayat), particularly regarding corporal punishment through public caning, has been extensively examined from normative and political perspectives. However, scholarly attention remains limited in exploring how this issue is represented and reproduced within digital media spaces, despite the increasing significance of online platforms in shaping public opinion and negotiating legal meaning in a digitalized society. This article analyzes how online media narratives frame the enforcement of Qanun Jinayat and how digital discourses reflect and influence public perceptions of the legitimacy, ethics, and effectiveness of Islamic criminal law amidst tensions between local religious values and universal human rights principles. Employing a netnographic approach combined with framing discourse analysis, the study examines national and international online news articles published between November 2024 and January 2025, through the lens of three legal dimensions: law in the idea, law in the book, and law in action. The findings reveal stark narrative polarization: local media emphasize religio-cultural legitimacy and procedural legality grounded in special autonomy, while international media and human rights organizations highlight discriminatory practices, inconsistent implementation, and violations of individual rights. This study demonstrates that digital media function not merely as information conduits, but as discursive agents that actively shape, contest, and reconstruct the legal and moral legitimacy of Sharia in contemporary Indonesia. Consequently, Qanun Jinayat must be understood not only as a legal text but as a socially negotiated construct within the digital public sphere. [Kontroversi mengenai implementasi Qanun Aceh No. 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Hukum Jinayat, khususnya dalam aspek hukuman cambuk publik, telah banyak dikaji melalui pendekatan normatif dan politis. Namun, representasi dan reproduksi isu ini dalam ruang media digital masih merupakan area yang relatif terabaikan, padahal media online memainkan peran sentral dalam pembentukan opini publik serta negosiasi makna hukum dalam masyarakat yang semakin terdigitalisasi. Artikel ini menganalisis bagaimana narasi media online membingkai pelaksanaan Qanun Jinayat, serta bagaimana wacana digital mencerminkan dan memengaruhi persepsi publik terhadap legitimasi, etika, dan efektivitas hukum syariah dalam konteks ketegangan antara nilai-nilai religius lokal dan prinsip-prinsip hak asasi manusia universal. Dengan menggunakan metode netnografi dan framing discourse analysis terhadap sejumlah artikel media daring nasional dan internasional selama periode November 2024–Januari 2025, penelitian ini mengkaji tiga dimensi hukum: law in the idea (konsep), law in the book (norma hukum), dan law in action (praktik). Temuan menunjukkan adanya polarisasi narasi yang tajam antara media lokal yang cenderung menekankan legitimasi religius-kultural dan legalitas prosedural berbasis otonomi khusus, dan media internasional serta lembaga hak asasi manusia yang menyoroti praktik diskriminatif, inkonsistensi implementasi, serta pelanggaran terhadap hak-hak individu. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa media digital tidak sekadar berfungsi sebagai saluran informasi, tetapi sebagai aktor diskursif yang aktif dalam membentuk, mempertarungkan, dan merekonstruksi legalitas serta legitimasi moral syariah di Indonesia kontemporer. Dengan demikian, Qanun Jinayat harus dipahami tidak hanya sebagai teks hukum, melainkan sebagai konstruksi sosial yang senantiasa dinegosiasikan dalam ranah publik digital.]