Ratio Decidendi Of Religious Court Judges On Rejection Of Applications For Interfaith Marriage Prevention

Abstract

This study aims to determine the basis of the judge's consideration (Ratio Decidendi) of the South Jakarta Religious Court Judge in Decision Number 3358/Pdt.G/2018/PA.JS, and the legal impact. In the decision, the panel of judges decided that the applicant's application to apply for the prevention of interfaith marriage was rejected. Whereas in the Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI) Articles 40 and 44 state that interfaith marriages are prohibited. Likewise, Article 61 states that religious differences can be used as reasons for preventing marriage. The Indonesian Ulema Council also issued a fatwa declaring the prohibition of interfaith marriages as stated in the MUI fatwa Number 4/MUNAS/VII /MUI/8/2005. This research is normative juridical research, using a case approach. The results showed that the judge's basic considerations rejected the application for marriage prevention because there was no legal basis that strictly prohibited interfaith marriages and the lack of legal and administrative steps to prevent the marriage. The implications of this decision for the litigants provide an opportunity for the respondent to continue their interfaith marriage.