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Challenges and Solutions in the Appointment of Acting Regional Heads (PJ. Kepala Daerah) in Indonesia: A Sharia and Islamic Democracy Perspective Muhammad Mutawalli Mukhlis; Maskun; Muhammad Saleh Tajuddin; Zuhilmi bin Paidi; Muhammad Mawardi Djalaluddin
Justicia Islamica Vol 22 No 1 (2025)
Publisher : Faculty of Sharia UIN Kiai Ageng Muhammad Besari Ponorogo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21154/justicia.v22i1.10688

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This study examines the mechanism of appointing regional heads in Indonesia from the perspective of sharia law and Islamic democracy. Using a qualitative approach with descriptive-comparative analysis, the research is based on document analysis and literature review of classical Islamic texts and contemporary Indonesian policies. The results show that although appointing regional heads without direct elections may be necessary under certain conditions to maintain administrative continuity, it raises concerns about legitimacy, transparency, and public participation. From the shariah perspective, the process must uphold justice, trust (amanah), and public welfare (maslahah), in line with Islamic ethical governance. Islamic democracy’s principle of shura (consultation) emphasizes community involvement in leadership selection. The study concludes that a hybrid model integrating meritocracy and shura can offer a solution by promoting democratic accountability and adherence to Islamic values. This contributes to understanding how democratic mechanisms can be harmonized with Islamic political thought in regional governance.
Eco-Governance Fiqh and Urban Waste Management: A Critical Study of Environmental Policy in Yogyakarta Hariyanto Hariyanto; Muhammad Saleh Tajuddin; Zulhilmi bin Paidi; Hajar Salamah Salsabila Hariz; Mamluatur Rahmah
Journal of Islamic Law Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): 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.v7i1.5167

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Urban waste is conventionally framed as residual material subject to technical management; however, it constitutes a vital element of the urban ecological system. Focusing on Yogyakarta City, this study examines how environmental policy and Islamic legal reasoning in this context construct, justify, and address urban waste governance. Employing a critical legal studies approach to expose the contingent and ideological underpinnings of legal rationality, the analysis reveals that existing governance structures are marked by a fragmented and anthropocentric paradigm emphasizing managerial efficiency, immediacy, and the preservation of urban order. Within this framework, the concept of maṣlaḥah (public interest) operates as a justificatory dispositive that normalizes, defers, and conceals environmental harm, thereby producing what the article terms pseudo-environmental justification. This mode of reasoning reduces complex ecological relationships to administratively manageable units, effectively displacing systemic accountability. The article advances the concept of eco-governance fiqh (fiqh al-ḥawkamah al-bīʾiyyah) as a critical and constructive intervention. Rather than offering a purely normative extension of fiqh al-bīʾah (ecological fiqh), this framework reconceptualizes Islamic legal reasoning as an epistemic practice oriented toward ecological relationality, systemic interdependence, and accountability. By situating Islamic jurisprudence within broader discourses of law, power, and ecology, the study contributes to reimagining environmental governance beyond technocratic and anthropocentric constraints. [Sampah perkotaan secara konvensional dipahami sebagai material sisa yang tunduk pada pengelolaan teknis. Padahal, ia merupakan elemen penting dalam sistem ekologi perkotaan. Dengan berfokus pada Kota Yogyakarta, penelitian ini mengkaji bagaimana kebijakan lingkungan dan penalaran hukum Islam dalam konteks tersebut membentuk, melegitimasi, dan merespons tata kelola sampah perkotaan. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan critical legal studies untuk mengungkap landasan kontingen dan ideologis dari rasionalitas hukum, analisis ini menunjukkan bahwa struktur tata kelola yang ada ditandai oleh paradigma yang terfragmentasi dan antroposentris, yang menekankan efisiensi manajerial, kecepatan respons, serta pemeliharaan keteraturan perkotaan. Dalam kerangka ini, konsep maṣlaḥah berfungsi sebagai dispositif justifikatif yang menormalisasi, menunda, dan menyamarkan kerusakan lingkungan, sehingga menghasilkan apa yang dalam artikel ini disebut sebagai pseudo-justifikasi lingkungan. Pola penalaran ini mereduksi relasi ekologis yang kompleks menjadi unit-unit yang dapat dikelola secara administratif, yang pada akhirnya menggeser akuntabilitas sistemik. Artikel ini mengajukan konsep fikih tata kelola ekologis (fiqh al-ḥawkamah al-bīʾiyyah) sebagai intervensi kritis sekaligus konstruktif. Alih-alih sekadar merupakan perluasan normatif dari fikih ekologi (fiqh al-bīʾah), kerangka ini mekonseptualisasi ulang penalaran hukum Islam sebagai praktik epistemik yang berorientasi pada relasionalitas ekologis, interdependensi sistemik, dan akuntabilitas. Dengan menempatkan yurisprudensi Islam dalam diskursus yang lebih luas mengenai hukum, kekuasaan, dan ekologi, penelitian ini berkontribusi pada upaya membayangkan kembali tata kelola lingkungan melampaui batas-batas teknokratis dan antroposentris.]
Regional Government According to the 1945 Constitution: Ideas Refinements and Law Reform Muhammad Mutawalli Mukhlis; Maskun Maskun; Muhammad Saleh Tajuddin; Zulhilmi Paidi
Journal of Law and Legal Reform Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): Justice and Law Reform in Various Perspectives
Publisher : Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/jllr.vol5i1.3125

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The concrete division of authority for government affairs between the center and the regions is still a matter of debate to this day, even though in principle the principle of broadest autonomy requires regional governments to carry out government affairs independently and freely. The principle of broadest autonomy in question is the independence of regional heads' powers. This research discusses things that hinder the role of regional governments in administering government according to the principle of broad autonomy and provides ideas for government models that are in accordance with the principles of concrete and pure autonomy in accordance with the mandate of the Indonesian constitution. This research aims to establish a regional government system that regulates the implementation of autonomous government in accordance with the principle of the widest possible autonomy as mandated by article 18 of the 1945 Constitution. This research is qualitative research, which is a normative legal study using a statutory, conceptual approach. and doctrinal. The material collection technique is through literature review, then the material is processed and analyzed in depth and presented in a descriptive analytical prescriptive manner. The results of this research found that there is a need for comprehensive management of regional affairs by regional heads as an embodiment of the principle of broadest autonomy.
Transpuan di Masa Pandemi: Hak, Akses dan Eksklusi Muh Wahyu; Abu Bakar; Muhammad Saleh Tajuddin
Jurnal HAM Vol 14 No 1 (2023): Edisi April
Publisher : Badan Strategi Kebijakan Hukum

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30641/ham.2023.14.55-68

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Transwomen must contend with the fact that the state-mandated emergency status during a pandemic does not always make it easier for them to get essential services. This is especially noticeable during times of emergency when people's movement is restricted. The homo sacer idea proposed by Agamben is used in this article to define persons who are on the brink of protection for life. This circumstance is the result of a state of emergency, which is declared by the government as a justification for a crisis that has escalated into a pretext for violence and arbitrary action. The qualitative study methodology we employ explains how the state marginalized transwomen during the Covid-19 outbreak and how transwomen advocacy organizations are attempting to advance their causes. The study's overall finding is that transwomen are seen as homo sacer by the state, which has consequences for their ability to exercise their fundamental rights to healthcare and social support during the COVID-19 pandemic. We claim that the country's institutional apparatuses' unwillingness to incorporate transgender women in the Integrated Social Welfare Data (DTKS) demonstrates the existence of transgender exclusion symptoms. Transwomen must build networks with various non-governmental organizations and advocate for their own interests in order to fight for their rights. This is true for both transwomen without ID cards and those who do not receive social assistance.
Dispersi Kekuasaan sebagai Penghalang Otokratisasi: Paradoks Demokrasi Indonesia yang Terkompromikan Muhammad Mutawalli Mukhlis; Muhammad Saleh Tajuddin; Wiranti Wiranti
Jurnal Penelitian Hukum De Jure Vol 25 No 3 (2025): Edisi November
Publisher : Law Policy Strategy Agency, Ministry of Law of The Republic of Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30641/dejure.2025.V25.249-266

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This article examines the persistence of Indonesia’s democratic system as a constitutional state (negara hukum), where popular sovereignty operates within the limits of the 1945 Constitution (UUD 1945). Although recent tendencies, such as the expansion of executive authority, electoral narrowing, media consolidation, and suppression of dissent, have weakened democratic quality, these developments have occurred within Indonesia’s distinctive constitutional framework, which combines democratic principles with Pancasila-based constitutional supremacy rather than liberal-constitutional doctrines. . Using a qualitative approach with descriptive-comparative analysis, this study draws on primary sources such as government policy documents and secondary materials, including academic journals and books, covering developments from 1999 to 2024. The analysis highlights two primary factors limiting autocratization: the redefinition of power distribution through the mechanisms of checks and balances and decentralization following the post-1998 constitutional reforms, and the continuous elite competition that prevents monopolization. Indonesian elites, while undermining democratic institutions to protect their privileges, remain committed to limited democracy as a framework for regulating elite rivalries. The constitutional design with term limits, separation of powers, and decentralization creates structural barriers against executive dominance. Furthermore, elite self-interest in maintaining political competition outweighs incentives for autocratic consolidation. Although civil society and public opinion contribute to resistance against backsliding, elite calculations are decisive. Thus, Indonesia’s experience demonstrates that elite-driven democracies can endure gradual democratic decline without collapsing into authoritarianism, provided that competition remains institutionally guaranteed and power remains dispersed. This dynamic ensures a stable yet compromised democratic system, shaped more by pragmatic elite interests than by normative democratic commitments.