Islamic Law as Legal Tradition and Cultural Identity of the People of Indonesia

Prawitra Thalib, Faizal Kurniawan, Hilda Yunita Sabrie

2018

Abstract

Islamic Law in Indonesia has become the identity of the Indonesian society. Islamic Law has grown and developed prior to the establishment of the State and have deeply rooted in all aspects of community life. Although Indonesia is not an Islamic State, it is not a barrier in applying Islamic law in Indonesia, due to the values contained in Islamic law which represent as a pulse in every aspect of Indonesian public life, where in these values are sometimes interpreted into norms by the contemporary legal experts. Islamic Law in Indonesia using a parameter of benefit about whether or not a law required in a particular issue, besides its primary role to ensure that every Islamic law being standardized is not conflicting with the Quran and Sunnah, by applying the Islamic law into every attempt of making or any interpretation of a law, hence it can be ascertained that the law meets the standards to be applied into Indonesian society. As such, it is not feared that the law will lead to new problems or incurring a conflict of norms in the application.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Thalib P., Kurniawan F. and Sabrie H. (2018). Islamic Law as Legal Tradition and Cultural Identity of the People of Indonesia.In Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC, ISBN 978-989-758-482-4, pages 228-236. DOI: 10.5220/0010051102280236

in Bibtex Style

@conference{i-nlac18,
author={Prawitra Thalib and Faizal Kurniawan and Hilda Yunita Sabrie},
title={Islamic Law as Legal Tradition and Cultural Identity of the People of Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,},
year={2018},
pages={228-236},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010051102280236},
isbn={978-989-758-482-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,
TI - Islamic Law as Legal Tradition and Cultural Identity of the People of Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-482-4
AU - Thalib P.
AU - Kurniawan F.
AU - Sabrie H.
PY - 2018
SP - 228
EP - 236
DO - 10.5220/0010051102280236