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Customary Hegemony and Limited Female Agency: The Persistence of the Sangkal Tradition in Madurese Communities Putri, Nur Fadila Maulana; Hadi, Mukhammad Nur; Masum, Ahmad
Indonesian Journal of Sharia and Socio-Legal Studies Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025): Indonesian Journal of Sharia and Socio-Legal Studies
Publisher : Elkuator Research and Publication

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24260/ijssls.1.2.120

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This article examines the persistence of the sangkal tradition within Madurese Muslim communities, exploring how customary hegemony influences women’s agency and interacts with local religious authority. The tradition is rooted in a cultural narrative that prohibits women from refusing the first marriage proposal (tako’ sangkal), with noncompliance believed to bring misfortune upon them. Although it lacks any foundation in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), the tradition continues to function as a powerful social norm influencing pre-marital decision-making. Employing a socio-legal approach, this field research draws on in-depth interviews with women who accepted or rejected their first proposals, as well as local religious leaders in Klompang Timur, Pamekasan. The study identifies four mechanisms that simultaneously sustain the sangkal tradition: the genealogical authority of ancestral custom, internalization of misfortune narratives, symbolic pressures tied to family honor, and limited religious literacy that enables customary norms to overshadow the principles of khiṭbah (marriage proposal) in fiqh. Women’s responses range from compliance to strategic negotiation, such as symbolic acceptance, to overt resistance through refusal or temporary self-displacement. Local religious leaders acknowledge that tako’ sangkal has no sharīʿah legitimacy and may be detrimental to women; yet, such recognition rarely materializes into public critique or reform. This article argues that the endurance of the sangkal tradition is driven not by religious legitimacy but by the hegemonic power of custom, the social production of fear, and the narrow space for women’s agency within family and community structures. [Artikel ini menelusuri kebertahanan tradisi sangkal dalam masyarakat muslim Madura dengan menelaah bagaimana hegemoni adat membentuk ruang agensi perempuan dan berinteraksi dengan otoritas keagamaan setempat. Tradisi ini bertumpu pada narasi kultural bahwa perempuan tidak diperkenankan menolak lamaran pertama (tako’ sangkal), dan ketidakpatuhan diyakini mendatangkan kemalangan baginya. Meskipun tidak memiliki dasar hukum dalam fikih Islam, tradisi ini tetap berfungsi sebagai norma sosial yang kuat dalam proses pengambilan keputusan pra-nikah. Melalui pendekatan sosio-legal, penelitian lapangan ini berbasis wawancara mendalam dengan para perempuan yang menerima dan menolak lamaran pertama serta tokoh agama di Klompang Timur, Pamekasan. Penelitian menemukan empat mekanisme yang secara simultan menopang tradisi sangkal: otoritas genealogis adat leluhur, internalisasi narasi kemalangan, tekanan simbolik terkait kehormatan keluarga, dan minimnya literasi keagamaan yang memungkinkan adat mendominasi prinsip lamaran (khiṭbah) dalam fikih Islam. Respons perempuan hadir dalam bentuk kepatuhan, strategi negosiasi seperti penerimaan simbolik, hingga resistensi terbuka melalui penolakan atau pengungsian sementara. Para tokoh agama setempat mengakui bahwa tako’ sangkal tidak memiliki legitimasi syariah dan berpotensi merugikan perempuan, tetapi pengakuan tersebut jarang berwujud dalam kritik publik sampai upaya reformasi. Artikel ini menegaskan bahwa bertahannya sangkal tidak didorong oleh legitimasi agama melainkan oleh kekuatan hegemonik adat, produksi ketakutan sosial, dan sempitnya ruang agensi perempuan di ruang keluarga dan komunitas.]
An Administrative Law Dilemma from Taxing the Economic Presence in Cloud Computing Post-Constitutional Court Decision in Indonesia Syabina, Andi Firyani; Masum, Ahmad; Yunus, Ahsan; Ruslan, Achmad
Administrative and Environtmental Law Review Vol 7 No 1 (2026)
Publisher : Fakultas Hukum Universitas Lampung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25041/aelr.v7i1.4586

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The expansion of the digital economy, particularly cloud computing, has exposed structural limitations in Indonesia’s Income Tax framework, which remains based on physical presence. In response, the government introduced the concept of significant economic presence as a new taxation basis, yet this reform was undermined when the Constitutional Court annulled its statutory foundation. Using a normative conceptual approach, this research moves beyond problem identification by proposing a concrete legislative solution to the resulting regulatory vacuum. Its contribution lies in offering a legal reconstruction model that reinstates the significant economic presence nexus within the permanent Income Tax Law by redefining the digital economy and Permanent Establishment to include quantitative indicators such as revenue thresholds and user participation. The study concludes that harmonizing Income Tax regulations with constitutional principles would strengthen legal certainty and improve Indonesia’s capacity to tax digital services such as cloud computing.
GUARDIAN OF THE CONSTITUTION: REVIEWING THE ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT Mukhlis, Muhammad Mutawalli; Masum, Ahmad; Maskun, Maskun; Arowosaiye, Yusuf Ibrahim; Djafar, Eka Merdekawati
Diponegoro Law Review Vol 10, No 2 (2025): Diponegoro Law Review October 2025 (in progress)
Publisher : Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Diponegoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/dilrev.10.2.2025.217-233

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The Constitutional Court of Indonesia is entrusted with safeguarding constitutional supremacy within Indonesia’s constitutional order, yet it does not possess the authority to review amendments to the 1945 Constitution. This institutional limitation creates a structural gap because constitutional amendments, despite their far reaching consequences, remain beyond judicial scrutiny. This study examines the constitutional feasibility of granting the Court authority to conduct procedural and substantive review of constitutional amendments. Using doctrinal legal research supported by comparative constitutional analysis, the article draws on Hans Kelsen’s theory of the hierarchy of norms and the Basic Structure Doctrine as developed in India and Germany to construct an evaluative framework suitable for the Indonesian context. The analysis demonstrates that the absence of judicial oversight over constitutional amendments weakens constitutional supremacy and increases the risk of democratic erosion through formally valid political processes. The article proposes a structured model of limited amendment review grounded in Indonesia’s constitutional identity, particularly the foundational principles embodied in Pancasila and the commitment to the rule of law. By articulating a contextually grounded doctrinal framework, this study contributes to contemporary debates on unconstitutional constitutional amendments and offers a normative pathway for strengthening constitutional guardianship in Indonesia.