Contemporary Fiqh as an Evaluative Framework for Indonesian Family Law
Mixed Marriages, Citizenship Protection, and Joint Marital Property
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Indonesian family law, mixed marriage, citizenship, joint marital property, Contemporary FiqhAbstract
Indonesian family life has been reshaped by social change, digital mobility, and cross-border relationships, intensifying disputes around mixed marriages, citizenship status, child protection, and the division of joint marital property. This article examines the relevance of contemporary fiqh—understood as an ijtihād-oriented mode of reasoning—in evaluating and strengthening Indonesian family-law governance. Using normative (doctrinal) legal research with a qualitative library-based design, the study analyzes primary legal materials (Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage, Law No. 12 of 2006 on Citizenship, and the Compilation of Islamic Law/KHI) alongside peer-reviewed scholarship on private international law and family disputes. The analysis integrates maqāṣid al-sharīʿah and maṣlaḥah as evaluative criteria to assess whether existing rules and institutional practices deliver protection and prevent harm in mixed-nationality marriages and property disputes. The findings show that many problems arise not from marital validity alone but from downstream consequences—administrative complexity in citizenship governance, unequal vulnerability of women and children, evidentiary asymmetry in asset claims, and enforcement gaps in joint property division. The article argues that contemporary fiqh can serve as a principled bridge between Islamic legal values and Indonesia’s regulatory needs by prioritizing protection of lineage and child welfare (ḥifẓ al-nasl), dignity (ḥifẓ al-nafs/ʿirḍ), property security (ḥifẓ al-māl), and harm prevention (dafʿ al-ḍarar). It concludes with regulatory and adjudicative implications focused on child-centered protection, accessible marital agreements, improved evidentiary infrastructure, and enforceable remedies.
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