Marriage Contract from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: Integrating Islamic Law, Positive Law, and Gender Justice
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https://doi.org/10.70211/gils.v1i2.388Keywords:
Gender Justice, Interdisciplinary, Islamic Law, Marriage Contract, Positive LawAbstract
The marriage contract is often treated as a formal religious and legal procedure, although it also carries ethical, social, psychological, and gender-related consequences for marital relations. Previous studies have discussed marriage contracts mainly from classical Islamic jurisprudence or positive legal perspectives, but limited attention has been given to an interdisciplinary reconstruction that integrates Islamic law, Indonesian positive law, and gender justice within a single analytical framework. This study aims to examine the marriage contract as a multidimensional institution that regulates not only marital validity but also reciprocity, legal protection, and relational justice between husband and wife. This research employed normative legal research using conceptual and interdisciplinary approaches. Data were collected through library research involving Islamic legal sources, Indonesian marriage regulations, the Compilation of Islamic Law, academic literature, and relevant sociological and psychological studies. The data were analyzed qualitatively through normative interpretation, conceptual comparison, and interdisciplinary synthesis. The findings show that Islamic law positions the marriage contract as a sacred covenant containing justice, consent, reciprocity, and public interest, while Indonesian positive law provides legal certainty through registration and regulation of marital rights and obligations. The gender justice perspective strengthens this framework by exposing power imbalances and emphasizing equality of dignity, fair distribution of responsibilities, and protection from domination within marriage. This study argues that the marriage contract should be reconstructed as an ethical, legal, and social contract that prevents relational injustice and supports sustainable family life. The study is limited to normative analysis; therefore, future research should examine how these principles are practiced in marital communities and legal institutions.
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