FAMILY LAW REFORM IN INDONESIA: ANALYSIS OF AGE OF ADULTHOOD IN MARRIAGE
Keywords:
reform, age, adulthood, marriage, law, IndonesiaAbstract
This study discusses the problem of implementing Law no. 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law No. 1 of 1974 about Marriage. Previously, the age of marriage in Article 7 provided an age limit of 19 years for men and 16 years for Women. The enactment of Law no. 16 of 2019 changes the age limit for marriage to 19 years for men and women. However, the disputed problem is that the age limit set by law does not take into account biological, sociological and other preparations for determining the age of marriage. Marriage law reform must be able to achieve harmonization between husband and wife in maintaining family integrity. The focus in this research is the Implication of Minimum Age of Marriage According to the Perspective of Islamic Law. 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law No. 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage? The research method used in this study is a qualitative type (library research) which is discriptive analysis. The approach used in this research is the Islamic law approach. The results of this research are that the minimum age limit for marriage in Law Number 1 of 1974 is that men aged 19 years and women aged 16 years are still considered teenagers in terms of biological, sociological and psychological maturity. If the marriage age is set at 19 years for women and 19 year old men, they are considered adults and can continue married life in the view of Islamic law.
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