Between Regulation and Reality: Implementation of SEMA Number 2 of 2019 in Protecting Women's Rights Post-Divorce at the Batusangkar Class 1B Religious Court

Dhea Ovina Bihantoro; Zulkifli; Nofialdi; Elimartati; Ulya Atsani

doi:10.63922/ijevss.v5i02.3571

Dhea Ovina Bihantoro Mahmud Yunus State Islamic University Batusangkar
Zulkifli Mahmud Yunus State Islamic University Batusangkar
Nofialdi Mahmud Yunus State Islamic University Batusangkar
Elimartati Mahmud Yunus State Islamic University Batusangkar
Ulya Atsani Mahmud Yunus State Islamic University Batusangkar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63922/ijevss.v5i02.3571

Keywords: SEMA 2/2019, Women's Rights, Post-Divorce

Abstract

The central issue of this thesis lies in the discrepancy between the provisions of SEMA No. 2 of 2019 and its application in judicial practice, resulting in the protection of women's rights following divorce at the Batusangkar Class IB Religious Court not being fully consistent. The objectives of this study are to examine and analyze the implementation practices of SEMA No. 2 of 2019, identify the factors hindering and supporting the implementation of SEMA No. 2 of 2019, and assess the implications of implementing SEMA No. 2 of 2019 on the fulfillment of women's economic rights and legal certainty following divorce. The research design employed is an empirical legal study using a descriptive-analytical approach. The sources of data in this study include primary and secondary data. Data collection techniques utilized include interviews and document analysis. The data analysis techniques used are data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusions. The technique used to ensure data validity is data source triangulation. The research findings indicate that SEMA No. 2 of 2019 has, in principle, been used as a guideline by judges at the Batusangkar Class 1B Religious Court; however, its application has not been consistent because, in some cases, the obligation to provide alimony has been specified in the judgment, yet the divorce certificate was issued before that obligation was fulfilled. The judges' considerations in such circumstances are generally based on pragmatic and sociological reasons, such as the wife's request, the need for legal certainty regarding the parties' status, humanitarian considerations, as well as the former husband's economic condition or the existence of an agreement between the parties. The application of SEMA is supported by a clear legal basis, the inclusion of the alimony obligation in the judgment, the husband's good faith, and the court's internal policies; however, it still faces obstacles such as the absence of parties, the lack of claims by the wife, the public's low legal literacy, and the weak enforcement mechanisms for post-divorce alimony. These conditions have implications for the fulfillment of women's economic rights, the issuance of divorce certificates, and legal certainty and substantive justice in religious court practice.

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