A Juridical Review of the Implementation of Marital Property (Harta Bersama) in Interfaith Marriages in Indonesia
Keywords:
Marital Property, Interfaith Marriage, Indonesian Marriage Law, Legal CertaintyAbstract
Interfaith marriages in Indonesia occupy a complex intersection of state law, religious law, and constitutional religious freedom. A practically significant yet normatively underexplored dimension concerns the marital property (harta bersama) regime in interfaith marriages, particularly during divorce or inheritance disputes. This study conducts a normative juridical analysis of marital property provisions under Indonesian positive law principally Law No. 1/1974, the Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI), and the Civil Code (KUHPerdata). Employing a qualitative normative legal research methodology with statute, case, and conceptual approaches, it systematically analyzes primary sources (legislation, court decisions, regulatory instruments) and secondary sources (academic monographs, Sinta or Scopus indexed articles). Results reveal three findings: (1) positive law does not explicitly regulate interfaith marital property, creating a normative vacuum and legal uncertainty; (2) courts adopt divergent approaches in disputes, oscillating between KUHPerdata and religion-specific personal laws depending on parties' affiliations; and (3) Supreme Court Circular Letter No. 2/2023 clarifies procedural matters but leaves substantive normative gaps unresolved, necessitating legislative reform. The study concludes by proposing a legislative clarification framework that upholds constitutional equality while accommodating Indonesia's religious legal pluralism.
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