KESETARAAN BATAS USIA PERKAWINAN DI INDONESIA DARI PERSPEKTIF HUKUM ISLAM

Abstract

In principle, the limitation of age of marriage for citizens is intended so that the couple who are getting married are expected to have adequate maturity in thinking, maturity of mental and physical strength. The minimum age limit for marriage has been regulated in statutory regulations and the Compilation of Islamic Laws, however, there are still inequalities with the stipulated age limit. The inception of Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning amendments to Law Number 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage stipulates that the minimum age of marriage for women is equal to the minimum age of marriage for men, which is 19 (nineteen) years. It is hoped that the implementation of this provision will be an answer to public unrest. This research is a normative juridical legal research conducted by examining library materials or primary legal materials. The research specification used in this study is a descriptive analytical method that is related to the equality of age limit of marriage in the perspective of Islamic law, then the conclusion is drawn using the deductive method where the regulation regarding the minimum age limit of marriage in Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to the Law Law Number 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage, can also be considered good and safe because it has exceeded the age limit of adulthood by Islamic jurists and does not conflict with Indonesian law and human rights and can realize the goal of marriage properly without ending in divorce and procreation healthy and high quality.