The Benefits Of Mursalah The Legal Political Basis For Changing The Marriage Age Limit In The Latest Marriage Regulations
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to find out, review and analyze how the minimum marriage age provisions in Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning Maslahah Mursalah perspective as the legal political basis for changing the law, what are the considerations for changing the marriage age rules in Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning Marriage and what are the legal and social implications for marriage in Indonesia. This study uses a normative legal approach method, namely an approach that refers to legal norms contained in laws and regulations relating to maslahah mursalah in the provisions of the marriage age limit. To find the problem in this study, the author uses descriptive analysis research specifications, namely describing the legal objectives regarding the minimum marriage age provisions in laws and regulations from the perspective of maslahah mursalah. The results of the description are then analyzed using qualitative data analysis techniques using legal theories, expert opinions and existing regulations in the legislation. The results of the study show that: (1). The minimum marriage age limit contained in Article 7 Paragraph (1) of Law No. 16 of 2019 is in accordance with the concept of maslahah murlah as the basis for legal politics. Amendments to Law No. 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage that a person, both men and women, may marry when they reach the age of 19 years, this decision has taken into account equality and justice in the eyes of the law, where in the convention women guarantee the same rights to enter the marriage stage, with the equality of marriage age between men and women, the State has carried out its duties as a state of law by equalizing the position of men and women in the eyes of the law. (2). Legal considerations regarding the minimum age of marriage are more focused on factors of child protection, health and education. The government has taken into account the fulfillment of children's rights, reproductive age and equality in fulfilling children's education and social needs. The latest Marriage Law mandates that if the age is under 19 years, permission must be obtained from the Religious Court (Article 7 paragraph (2) of the Marriage Law).
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/rlj.5.1.%25p
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