Interfaith Marriage and Pluralism
Keywords:
Interfaith marriage, positive law, pluralism, legal certainty, law implementationAbstract
This study examines the regulation and implementation of interfaith marriage law in Indonesia from the perspective of positive law and its relation to societal pluralism. This research employs a socio-legal method using interviews, observation, and literature review. The findings indicate that Law No. 1 of 1974 as amended by Law No. 16 of 2019 does not explicitly regulate interfaith marriage, but places religious law as the basis for the validity of marriage. In practice, civil registry authorities only register marriages that are legally valid according to religious law or based on court decisions. Field findings reveal administrative, social, and interpretative legal challenges faced by interfaith couples. This reflects a gap between legal norms and the plural reality of society. The study concludes that more adaptive regulatory reform is needed to ensure legal certainty while accommodating Indonesia’s societal diversity.
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