An-Nisa’ Journal of Gender Studies
Vol. 17 No. 2 (2024): An-Nisa Journal of Gender Studies

Women’s legal protection through marital conditions: Taʿlīq al-Ṭalāq, antipolygamy clauses, and legal institutionalization in Indonesia and Morocco

Nurul Izzati (Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia)
Efrinaldi Efrinaldi (Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia)
Hamda Sulfinadia (Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia)
Rahmat Ryadhush Shalihin (Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Dec 2024

Abstract

Marriage conditions face implementation challenges across social, cultural, and legal contexts, resulting in variations in the protection of women in Indonesia and Morocco. This study functionally compares the institutionalization of taʿlīq al-ṭalāq in Indonesia with Morocco’s anti-polygamy clauses and judicial mechanisms to understand their interpretation, implementation, and protection of women. A qualitative descriptive-analytical comparative design was employed. Data comprise fiqh texts, Indonesia’s Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI), Indonesian marriage administration documents, the 2004 Moudawana, and scholarly publications. The data were examined through qualitative content and thematic analyses and interpreted using Roscoe Pound’s sociological jurisprudence: law in books, law in action, balancing of interests, and social engineering. Trustworthiness was ensured through source triangulation and theme review. First, Indonesia institutionalizes taʿlīq al-ṭalāq through marriage traditions, state recognition, the KHI, and marriage administration to regulate husbands’ obligations, ensure legal certainty, and maintain family stability. Second, Morocco institutionalizes anti-polygamy clauses as contractual and judicial mechanisms, doctrinally distinct yet functionally comparable to Indonesian taʿlīq al-ṭalāq. These mechanisms restrict polygamy, render marriage conditions binding, and provide access to judicial divorce when a breach causes harm. Third, Indonesia moves from law in action to law on the books, whereas Morocco uses law on the books to guide law in action. The study concludes that Islamic family law is dynamic, contextual, and adaptive to national conditions. Theoretically, it explains two directions of legal institutionalization; practically, it supports responsive family-law policies for protecting women.

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annisa

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Religion Social Sciences

Description

An-Nisa’ Journal of Gender Studies focuses on contemporary issues in the field of gender studies within Muslim societies and global contexts, which specified as follows: - Gender, Violence, and Social Justice - Gender in Islamic Education and Religious Discourse - Gender, Culture, and Ecofeminism ...