Inheritance Laws in Indonesia

  • Irawaty Irawaty Universitas Negeri Jakarta
  • Diyantari Diyantari
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21009/hayula.001.2.05
Keywords: Minangkabau inheritance law, Pusaka Tinggi, Pusaka Rendah, Islamic Inheritance Law

Abstract

Indonesia implements civil law system. There are three sub legal systems which are implemented until today. They are: positive/national law system, Islamic law system, and Adat law system. The majority of Indonesians are Islamic believers. The people claim that they are a religious nation. However, the implementation of the inheritance law in accordance with the Islamic law and the Adat law is sometimes different. One of the ethnic groups which has different regulation in heritance is Minangkabau. Minangkabau inheritance adat law has been a controversy. It is because while they claim that all Minangkabau people are Islam, they implement an inheritance law that is said as violating the Islamic inheritance law. In Islam, inheritance is passed down to children, both daughter(s) and son(s)  with the composition son(s) inherits two parts compared to daugther(s). Many people  mislead that the Minangkabau inheritance law passes down the inheritance to daughter(s) only. This paper discusses: 1) how are inheritance matter regulated in each of the aforementioned sub legal system? 2) how is inheritance matter regulated in Minangkabau ethnic group?

 

 

References

C.S.T. Kansil, Kansil, and Christine S.T. Pengantar Ilmu Hukum Indonesia. Jakarta,: PT. Rineka Cipta, 2011.
Henley, David, and Jamie Davidson. Pendahuluan: Konservatisme Radikal-Aneka Wajah Politik Adat, Dalam Buku berjudul Adat Dalam Politik Indonesia. Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia dan KITLV-Jakarta, 2010.
Kusnadi, Didi. Hukum Islam Di Indonesia (Tradisi, Pemikiran, Politik Hukum Dan Produk Hukum). April 20, 2014.
Muftisany (ed), Hafidz. August 11, 2017. (accessed 05 15, 2008).
Wahyud, Trubusi. The Urgency of Indonesia’s Law System in the Perspective of Establishment of National Law Based on Pancasila. April 20, 2014.
Anwar, Chairul. Hukum Adat Indonesia: Meninjau Hukum Adat Minangkabau. Jakarta: PT. Rineka Cipta, 1997.
Badan Pusat Statistik. KewarganegaraanSuku Bangsa, Agama, dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia: Hasil Sensus Penduduk. Jakarta: Badan Pusat Statistik, 2010.
Bourchier , David. Kisah Adat Dalam Imajinasi Politik Indonesia Dan Kebangkitan Masa Kini, Dalam Buku berjudul Adat Dalam Politik Indonesia. Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia dan KITLV-Jakarta, 2010.
BPS. Kewarganegaraan. Suku Bangsa, Agama, dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia: Hasil Sensus Penduduk. Jakarta: Badan Pusat Statistik, 2010.
Fasseur, C. Dilema Zaman Kolonial: Van Vollenhoven Dan Perseteruan Antara Hukum Adat Dan Hukum Barat Di Indonesia, Dalam Buku berjudul Adat Dalam Politik Indonesia. Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia dan KITLV-Jakarta, 2010.
—. Dilema Zaman Kolonial: Van Vollenhoven Dan Perseteruan Antara Hukum Adat Dan Hukum Barat Di Indonesia: : Dalam Buku berjudul Adat Dalam Politik Indonesia. Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia dan KITLV-Jakarta, 2010.
Fitzpatrick, Daniel. Adat Dalam Politik Indonesia. Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia dan KITLV-Jakarta, 2010.
Hamka. Islam dan Adat Minangkabau. Jakarta: PT Pustaka Panjimas, 1984.
Henley, David, and Jamie Davidson. “Preliminary: Radical Conservatism-Various Faces of Adat Politic” in “Adat In Politic of Indonesia” (Originally in Bahasa Indonesia). Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia dan KITLV-Jakarta, 2010.
Irianto, Sulistyowati . Pluralisme Hukum Waris dan Keadilan Perempuan. Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, 2016.
Kompilasi Hukum Islam. April 20, 2014.
M, Jafar, and Sidik (ed). Penduduk Indonesia Terbanyak Keempat di Dunia. August 11, 2017. (accessed 2010).
Mardani. Kedudukan Hukum Islam dalam Sistem Hukum Nasional. April 20, 2014. (accessed 2009).
Mustafa, Bachsan . Sistem Hukum Indonesia Terpadu. 2003.
Pengadilan Agama Anaaha, Kewenangan Pengadilan Agama. May 14, 2014. (accessed 2013).
Penghulu, Idrus Hakimy Dt. Rajo. Pokok-Pokok Pengetahuan Adat Alam Minangkabau. Bandung: PT Remaja Rosdakarya, 1997.
Ridwan, Asep . Kompetensi Peradilan Agama Sebelum Kemerdekaan RI. April 20, 2014.
Samosir, Djamanat. Hukum Adat Indonesia: Eksistensi dalam Dinamika Perkembangan Hukum di Indonesia. Bandung: CV. Nuansa Aulia, 2014.
Wahyudi, Trubus . The Urgency of Indonesia’s Law System in the Perspective of Establishment of National Law Based on Pancasila, n.d. April 20, 2014.
Wibowo , Syarif . Bill of PPMHA: Protect the Adat Community of Indonesia (Originally in Bahasa Indonesia). Koran Sindo, 2014, 4.
Wibowo, Syarif. "RUU PPMHA: Lindungi Masyarakat Adat Indonesia." (Koran Sindo) April 2014: 4.
Published
2017-07-31
How to Cite
Irawaty, I., & Diyantari, D. (2017). Inheritance Laws in Indonesia. Hayula: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies, 1(2), 209-228. https://doi.org/10.21009/hayula.001.2.05
Issue
Vol 1 No 2 (2017): Hayula: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies
Section
Articles

Authors who publish with this Journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Author retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a creative commons attribution licensethat allow others to share the work within an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication of this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangementfor the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g. acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal).
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online(e.g. in institutional repositories or on their websites) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published works.

Users/public use of this website will be licensed to CC BY