Rechtenstudent Journal
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): Rechtenstudent April 2023

Ratio Decidendi of Judges toward Divorce Cases Due to Domestic Violence (KDRT) at the Jember Religious Court

Lailia Nailur Rahma Dani (KH Achmad Siddiq Jember State Islamic University, Indonesia)
Dwi Hastuti (KH Achmad Siddiq Jember State Islamic University, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2023

Abstract

The Jember Religious Court accepts quite a number of divorce cases and the divorce rate is getting higher. Until 2021, there were 1,544 divorce cases and 4,289 cases of divorce. Related to this, there are 31 cases of divorce caused by domestic violence (KDRT) in 2021. The number of divorce cases caused by domestic violence, the author is interested in analyzing how the judges consider (ratio decidendi) in deciding divorce cases due to domestic violence at the Jember Religious Court. This research is a type of empirical legal research. The results of this study are: 1. Judges' considerations in deciding divorce cases caused by domestic violence at the Jember Religious Court are in accordance with applicable legal provisions; 2. The legal consequence of the Jember Religious Court judge's decision in the divorce case against the domestic violence case was dropping raj'i divorce, with the condition that the defendant must be responsible for providing maintenance in the form of living iddah to the ex-wife and living for the children.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

rch

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Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Rechtenstudent Journal (RSJ) publishes articles on law studies from various perspectives, literature studies, and field studies. This journal emphasizes aspects of positive legal with special reference to socio-legal activities, legal politics, criminal, civil, and the doctrine of both positive law/ ...