For True Humanity: Harmonization of Islamic Law and Human Rights Towards Universal Justice
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the challenges and potentials in harmonizing Islamic law and human rights to achieve universal justice. The research method used is library research with a descriptive-analytical approach. Literature analysis was conducted to understand Islamic law and human rights concepts and principles, as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with harmonizing the two. The results show that harmonizing Islamic law and human rights can contribute significantly to achieving universal justice. This harmonization requires an awareness of the importance of protecting individual rights and universal justice and recognizing internationally recognized human rights principles. In Indonesia, a country with a majority Muslim population, harmonization between Islamic law and human rights must be done by considering the high religious and cultural diversity. There needs to be contextualization efforts with national legal systems and policies that support protecting individual rights fairly and inclusively. The role of state institutions, such as courts, legislatures, and law enforcement agencies, is also essential in encouraging the implementation of harmonization in line with the principles of universal justice.References
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Hadiprayitno, Irene Istiningsih, 'Defensive Enforcement: Human rights in Indonesia,' Human Rights Review 11 (2010): 373–99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12142-009-0143-1.
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Karimullah, Suud Sarim, 'Pursuing Legal Harmony: Indonesianization of Islamic Law Concept and Its Impact on National Law,' Mazahib 21.2 (December 27, 2022): 213–44. https://doi.org/10.21093/mj.v21i2.4800.
Kasim, Fajri M, and Abidin Nurdin, 'Study of Sociological Law on Conflict Resolution Through Adat in Aceh Community According to Islamic Law,' Samarah: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga dan Hukum Islam 4.2 (2020): 375–97. https://doi.org/10.22373/sjhk.v4i2.8231.
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Larasati, Novia Puspa Ayu. 'Gender Inequality in Indonesia: Facts and Legal Analysis,' Law Research Review Quarterly 7.4 (2021): 445–58. https://doi.org/10.15294/lrrq.v7i4.48170.
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Melander, Erik, 'Political Gender Equality and State Human Rights Abuse,' Journal of Peace Research 42.2 (2005): 149–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022343305050688.
Mindua, Antoine Kesia-Mbe, 'Universal Justice for a Globalized World,' Comparative Law Review 23.1 (2017): 9–47.
Muhajir, Muhajir, Ihda Shofiyatun Nisa, Akhmad Munawar, and Suud Sarim Karimullah, 'Agus Moh Najib's Thoughts on the Interconnection of Islamic Law and National Law,' Jurnal Ilmiah Al-Syir’ah 21.1 (2023): 86–103. https://doi.org/10.30984/jis.v21i1.2321.
Mukharrom, Tamyiz, and Supriyanto Abdi, 'Harmonizing Islam and Human Rights Through the Reconstruction of Classical Islamic Tradition,' Samarah: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga Dan Hukum Islam 7.1 (2023): 40–57. https://doi.org/10.22373/sjhk.v7i1.16436.
Müller, Dominik M. 'Paradoxical Normativities in Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia: Islamic Law and the ASEAN Human rights Declaration,' Asian Survey 56.3 (2016): 415–41. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2016.56.3.415.
Nyazee, Imran Ahsan, 'Islamic Law and Human Rights,' Islamabad Law Review 1 (2003): 1. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2407010.
Peters, Rudolph, 'Islamic Law and Human Rights: A Contribution to an Ongoing Debate,' In Shariʿa, Justice and Legal Order (Brill, 2020), 484–96.. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004420625_027.
Rohmah, Siti, Moh Anas Kholish, and Andi Muhammad Galib, 'Human Rights and Islamic Law Discourse: The Epistemological Construction of Abul A'la Al-Maududi, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim, and Mashood A. Baderin,' Justicia Islamica: Jurnal Kajian Hukum Dan Sosial 19.1 (2022): 153–70. https://doi.org/10.21154/justicia.v19i1.3282.
Saeed, Abdullah, Human Rights and Islam: An Introduction to Key Debates between Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018).
Salman, Salman, and Siobhán McInerney-Lankford, The Human Right to Water: Legal and Policy Dimensions (Washington, DC: World Bank, 2004).
Setiawan, Ken, 'From Hope to Disillusion: The Paradox of Komnas HAM, the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission,' Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land-En Volkenkunde/Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia 172.1 (2016): 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134379-17201002.
Shuaib, Farid Sufian, 'Administration of Islamic Law and Human Rights: The Basis and Its Trajectory in Malaysia,' Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies 56.2 (2018): 281–304. https://doi.org/10.14421/ajis.2018.562.281-304.
Siroj, A Malthuf, Ismail Marzuki, and Elkhairati Elkhairati, 'Transformation and Future Challenges of Islamic Law in Indonesia,' Al-Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum Islam 8.1 (2023): 95–116. https://doi.org/10.29240/jhi.v8i1.6618.
Snyder, Hannah, 'Literature Review as a Research Methodology: An Overview and Guidelines,' Journal of Business Research 104 (2019): 333–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.039.
Steiner, Kerstin, 'Islam, Law, and Human Rights of Women in Malaysia,' International Human Rights of Women, (2019), 381–401. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8905-3_27.
Sugitanata, Arif, Suud Sarim Karimullah, and Rizal Al Hamid, 'Hukum Positif Dan Hukum Islam: Analisis Tata Cara Menemukan Hukum Dalam Kacamata Hukum Positif dan Hukum Islam,' JURISY: Jurnal Ilmiah Syariah 3.1 (2023): 1–22. https://doi.org/10.37348/jurisy.v3i1.242.
Sumardi, Dedy, Ratno Lukito, and Moch Nur Ichwan, 'Legal Pluralism within the Space of Sharia: Interlegality of Criminal Law Traditions in Aceh, Indonesia,' Samarah: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga Dan Hukum Islam 5.1 (2021): 426–49. https://doi.org/10.22373/sjhk.v5i1.9303.
Tibi, Bassam, 'Islamic Law/Shari'a, Human Rights, Universal Morality and International Relations,' Human rights Quarterly 16.2 (1994): 277–99.
Wilson, Duncan, 'Human Rights: Promoting Gender Equality in and Through Education,' Prospects 34.1 (2004): 11–27.
Published
2023-07-31
How to Cite
KARIMULLAH, Suud Sarim.
For True Humanity: Harmonization of Islamic Law and Human Rights Towards Universal Justice.
Matan : Journal of Islam and Muslim Society, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 2, p. 132-148, july 2023.
ISSN 2715-0119.
Available at: <https://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/matan/article/view/9125>. Date accessed: 21 apr. 2025.
doi: https://doi.org/10.20884/1.matan.2023.5.2.9125.
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