Cuci Kampung as a Mechanism of Restorative Justice: Integrating Customary Law and Islamic Principles in the Rejang Lebong, Indonesia

Mabrur Syah (Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Economics, IAIN Curup)
Habiburrahman Habiburrahman (Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Economics, IAIN Curup)
Sri Wihidayati (Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Economics, IAIN Curup)
Sidiq Aulia (Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Economics, IAIN Curup)
Humaira Ahmad (Department of Islamic Thought and Civilization, University of Management and Technology)

Jurnal Kajian Hukum dan Sosial
Vol 22 No 2 (2025)

This study examines the Cuci Kampung tradition among the Rejang community in Rejang Lebong as a form of religious and cultural law enforcement rooted in local wisdom. The primary focus is on how this tradition functions as a restorative, educational, and spiritual mechanism for resolving customary violations through the Jenang Kutei Customary Court. A normative-empirical method was employed, which combines document studies, field observations, and interviews with customary and religious leaders to analyse the interaction between Islamic and customary norms within a plural legal system. The findings reveal that Cuci Kampung and Jenang Kutei serve as a form of living law that integrates customary and Islamic values, such as justice, repentance, and social responsibility. The implementation of John Griffiths’ theory of legal pluralism clarifies how religious-cultural practices strengthen community-based justice systems. This research contributes to reinforcing models of restorative justice, which is grounded in local culture and provides a reference for integrating customary law into the formal legal system, as well as preserving local traditions as part of the development of national law.