Published 2024-01-04
Copyright (c) 2024 Rozana Isa, Linda Firdawaty (Author)

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Abstract
The demand for reform of family law laws in an effort to realize the values of justice and equality is still an important issue in various countries in the Muslim world. The reason is the dynamics of society that continue to develop so that it needs to be balanced with legal changes. This study focuses on discussing the background of the importance of family law reform in the Muslim world, how the form of family law reform in several Muslim worlds (Morocco, Indonesia and India).This research was conducted by examining primary and secondary data with a qualitative normative approach. The findings are that the urgency of family law reform is due to the fact that family law in the Muslim world is still dominated by gender-biased thinking and lags behind the dynamics of the development of its society, in addition to the existence of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) which requires countries to ratify these provisions. Therefore, most Muslim countries are fighting for the value of justice in the household, which needs attention from the authorities. Morocco has imposed sanctions on husbands who cause their wives to be neglected due to polygamy, Indonesia has also rejected human rights demands as a pretext to legalize interfaith marriage, while India has imposed a three-year prison sentence on husbands who illegally divorce their wives. The initiative to reform family law in the Muslim world came from the people, supported by women activists in all parts of the Muslim world.