KAJIAN KRITIS KETENTUAN WAKTU TUNGGU (IDDAH) DALAM RUU HMPA BIDANG PERKAWINAN

Wahyudi, Muhamad Isna

Jurnal Hukum dan Peradilan
Vol 5 No 1 (2016)

There are some provisions of Bill on the Religious Courts’ Material Law on marriage that need to be formulated in accordance with the current conditions. In this way, the Islamic Marriage Law in Indonesia will become progressive and not discriminative against women. This article is the continuation of the article entitled “Menuju Hukum Perkawinan Islam Progresif” which is published in Jurnal Hukum dan Peradilan volume 3, number 1, March 2014. In this article, the author tries to offer reinterpretation on the provision of waiting period (‘iddah) in accordance with the current context. As the result, the waiting period should bind both widow and widower.Keywords : waiting period, sex, gender, equality