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Journal Jurnal Litigasi AmsirJurnal Litigasi Amsir Abstract

Social, economic, and cultural developments in Indonesia have significantly transformed family structures and relationships, particularly in the distribution of responsibilities between husbands and wives. Although Indonesian positive law primarily through Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage as amended by Law No. 16 of 2019, and the Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI) continues to affirm the husband as the head of the household and the wife as the homemaker, social realities indicate a shift toward more egalitarian family relations. The central issue of this study concerns how Indonesian family law accommodates social change and the transformation of gender roles without undermining the principles of justice and equality within the family. This research employs a normative legal approach combined with statutory and socio-legal perspectives, analyzed using a qualitative descriptive-analytical method. The findings reveal that Indonesian family law remains grounded in a patriarchal paradigm that positions men as dominant figures in the household. However, from a socio-legal and feminist legal perspective, there has been a noticeable shift in values and social practices toward gender equality in familial roles. This phenomenon has created a legal gap between normative frameworks and social realities, necessitating reinterpretation and reform of family law to ensure its responsiveness to substantive justice and gender equality principles. Therefore, family law in Indonesia should be reoriented toward an egalitarian and relational partnership paradigm that recognizes husbands and wives as equal legal subjects in rights, duties, and familial responsibilities.

Conclusion

Indonesian family law, as reflected in Law No.1 of 1974 on Marriage and the Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI), still exhibits a patriarchal orientation through the division of roles between husband and wife.However, social transformation within Indonesia has shifted gender roles towards more egalitarian relationships.Consequently, a legal gap exists between normative prescriptions and social reality, necessitating a reinterpretation of family law to ensure it functions as a tool for emancipation from patriarchal domination and upholds substantive justice and gender equality.

Future Research

Penelitian lebih lanjut perlu dilakukan untuk mengkaji efektivitas implementasi prinsip-prinsip kesetaraan gender dalam putusan pengadilan terkait perceraian dan pembagian harta gono-gini, dengan fokus pada bagaimana hakim mempertimbangkan peran dan kontribusi masing-masing pihak dalam rumah tangga. Selain itu, studi komparatif mengenai pengaturan tanggung jawab suami istri di negara-negara dengan sistem hukum yang berbeda dapat memberikan wawasan berharga untuk reformasi hukum keluarga di Indonesia, khususnya dalam merumuskan definisi yang lebih inklusif mengenai peran dan tanggung jawab dalam keluarga modern. Terakhir, penelitian kualitatif mendalam yang melibatkan perspektif berbagai kelompok masyarakat, termasuk perempuan, laki-laki, dan kelompok minoritas, perlu dilakukan untuk memahami secara komprehensif dinamika kekuasaan dan negosiasi peran gender dalam konteks keluarga Indonesia, sehingga dapat merumuskan kebijakan hukum yang lebih responsif dan adil bagi semua anggota masyarakat.

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