Name: Fatmawati Nim:1902016128 Faculty : Hukum syariah Class: HKI D3

Name     : Fatmawati

NIM       : 1902016128

Class      : HKI D3

Author Journal : Antin Latifah

Reviewer : Fatmawati

“State Marriage and Civil Marriage: The Role of State Policy on Interreligious Marriage in Central Java”

 Background 

Interreligious marriage phenomenon in Central Java particularly in Surakarta, Semarang and Jepara where policies of stakeholders on judicial system as well role of demographic officials and religious leaders heavily influence each other. Interestingly, the policies of State Court as authorized institution to legalize interreligious marriage vary among those three. The Surakarta State Court receives petition and allows interreligious marriage in contrast to Semarang and Jepara which deny this kind of petition. This difference comes from several factors, namely understanding of Indonesian marriage laws, religious understanding and role of religious leaders

Aim/goal

To discusses about interreligious marriage phenomenon in Central Java particularly in Surakarta, Semarang and Jepara where policies of stakeholders on judicial system as well role of demographic officials and religious leaders heavilyinfluence each other.

Method

This journal using qualitative method, the researcher get the data by interviews some people to get the information or opinions about interreligous marriage phenomenon in Central Java particurarly in Surakarta, Semarang and Jepara.

Result

The implementation of interreligious marriage in Central Java is different from one region to another. 

In Surakarta, the implementation begins when a couple from different religion applies for registering interreligious marriage to the Civil Registry Office. The Office then provides a rejection letter as the basis for the couple to apply for interreligious marriage license to the State Court. After the Court granted license to perform the marriage, then the Civil Registry Office will record that interreligious marriage.

 In Semarang, interreligious couples cannot perform any marriage settlement and it has forced a temporarily religious subjugation of one spouse to his/her couple’s religion for the sake of a legalized marriage. Jepara also experiences the same, even there is a model of interreligious marriage performed in two religious rituas, although they only register one religious marriage to the government.

In Jepara even there is a model of interreligious marriage performed in two religious rituas, although they only register one religious marriage to the government. There also occurs a model of marriage that does not follow the religion of husband or wife; they choose another religion (outside what they both believe) and rituals they deem as the most convenient one. Conclusively, in addition to the different 

Source : http://ejournal.iainmadura.ac.id/index.php/alihkam/article/view/2689/1866