This document discusses the legal status of children born out of wedlock in Indonesia, with a focus on their inheritance rights. It provides background on international agreements regarding children's rights and Indonesia's laws. It summarizes the ruling of the Indonesian Constitutional Court in 2010 that established children born out of wedlock have the right to inherit from both their mother and biological father if paternity can be proven. The document also discusses classical Islamic law perspectives on children born out of wedlock and inheritance, noting a lack of evidence was the reason they could not inherit from fathers, but modern DNA testing changes this. It argues children's rights and justice should be the priority based on the objectives (maqasid) of Islamic law.
Legal Arrangements Regarding the Adoption of Children in Indonesiainventionjournals
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A Comparison of Child Protection Law between Indonesia and Malaysiaiosrjce
This paper aims to compare child protection law between Indonesia and Malaysia especially in
terms of family law (marriage), child definition and age limit, as well as other foundational principles. Content
analysis method of a variety of relevant references is used and a comparative approach to child protection law
in Indonesia and Malaysia is taken. There are many similarities between child protection law in Malaysia and
Indonesia, in which both systems specify the state, family, and parents responsibilities towards children. Also
specified are handling of child’s position, guardianship, rearing, adoption, religion, and abandonment. In
addition, special protection such as maintenance, recovery, custody, care, investigation, nursing, education,
prevention of economic exploitation, prevention of sexual abuse, prevention of child torture, and disability
treatment are also included. This paper concludes that in Malaysia child protection law has been fully
synthesised in Children Act of 2001 (Act 611), while in Indonesia child protection law is scattered in a number
of laws related to children including the Child Protection Law.
A Quest for Marriage Guardian: Portraying Double Law on Children of Adultery ...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: This study aims to portray double (Islamic and Court) law on the legal status of children of adultery, and its consequence on determination of the marriage guardian. A quest for the debatable issue of the term ‘children out of marriage’ is addressed by using textual and contextual impetus of the double law, since it has resulted in contested queries among Muslims (and non-Muslim) in Indonesia to determine if the legal status of marriage will have possible consequences on possession of the civil rights and obligations. By using multiIslamic-schools (mazhabiyah) and social advantages (mashlahah) as methodological gate, this study attempts to make a question of the central position of the Court Law 46/PUU-VIII/2010 on Marriage and of the need to prioritize the basic principles of maqashidsyariah as a theological-social commandment for Muslims in Indonesia. The possible implication of this study is that a judicial amendment for the Law on Marriage is needed to make sure a possible way out of the contested legal status of children of adultery in Indonesia.
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A Comparison of Child Protection Law between Indonesia and Malaysiaiosrjce
This paper aims to compare child protection law between Indonesia and Malaysia especially in
terms of family law (marriage), child definition and age limit, as well as other foundational principles. Content
analysis method of a variety of relevant references is used and a comparative approach to child protection law
in Indonesia and Malaysia is taken. There are many similarities between child protection law in Malaysia and
Indonesia, in which both systems specify the state, family, and parents responsibilities towards children. Also
specified are handling of child’s position, guardianship, rearing, adoption, religion, and abandonment. In
addition, special protection such as maintenance, recovery, custody, care, investigation, nursing, education,
prevention of economic exploitation, prevention of sexual abuse, prevention of child torture, and disability
treatment are also included. This paper concludes that in Malaysia child protection law has been fully
synthesised in Children Act of 2001 (Act 611), while in Indonesia child protection law is scattered in a number
of laws related to children including the Child Protection Law.
A Quest for Marriage Guardian: Portraying Double Law on Children of Adultery ...QUESTJOURNAL
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The presentation, "Toward full implementation of the Child’s Rights Law 2008: A Law to ‘provide and protect the Rights of the Child in the State’" is the author's original work.
The month of June this year marks the 11th anniversary of Benue State Child's Rights Law, enacted in November 2008 and gazetted on 18 November 2009. This year the UN has celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the UNCRC with fanfare since early this year; not so with Nigeria or Benue State, specifically. The objectives of this presentation are, to:
• Highlight and discuss provisions of the Benue
State Child’s Rights Law 2008;
• Identify implementation gaps that require to be
addressed; and,
• Provide a context for reflection on policy options
for better protection and safeguarding of children.
This presentation is a contribution toward better protection of the Nigerian child and better performance of Social Service in Nigeria. In 2018 CORAFID responded to the Call to Action by the Global Social Workforce Alliance (GSSWA). The call was for stakeholders to play their part toward strengthening the Social Service Workforce to Better Protect Children and Achieve the SDGs. CORAFID is one of 35 organisations that signed up to the Call.
Nathaniel is Executive Facilitator of Civil Organizations Research Advocacy and Funding Initiatives Development (CORAFID), a non-profit organization based in Benue State, Nigeria.
Information about child rights in the world. Why it is important to know for a teacher, because of a is the person who develops the personality of a student. Only a teacher can develop the concept in students how they can protect themselves and gets their rights from the socity.
this material contains understanding related to juvenile justice system in Nepal's context . further it collaborate with domestic and international convention.
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A Review of the History and Theories Surrounding the Concept of Children’s Ri...AkashSharma618775
Children’s rights as set out in national and international instruments outline the fundamental obligations
of society that are essential in meeting the needs of children. In Nigeria, the policies on the rights of children and
young persons have been guided by the principles set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, as well as those in the Child’s Rights Act of
2003. Despite this, there are still challenges to the protection of children’s rights. Using a doctrinal methodology,
the paper examines the history of the development of children’s rights before discussing some of the theories and
approaches to children’s rights. The paper considers that the concept of children’s rights has been appreciated in
Nigeria, as children are recognised as an important part of the society. However, there are differences from the
western concept of children’s rights as well as societal issues which may lead to challenges in the acceptance and
implementation of internationally recognised standards. Ultimately, to make children’s rights a reality, the existing
theories need to be merged with the unique cultural norms in Nigeria.
The presentation, "Toward full implementation of the Child’s Rights Law 2008: A Law to ‘provide and protect the Rights of the Child in the State’" is the author's original work.
The month of June this year marks the 11th anniversary of Benue State Child's Rights Law, enacted in November 2008 and gazetted on 18 November 2009. This year the UN has celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the UNCRC with fanfare since early this year; not so with Nigeria or Benue State, specifically. The objectives of this presentation are, to:
• Highlight and discuss provisions of the Benue
State Child’s Rights Law 2008;
• Identify implementation gaps that require to be
addressed; and,
• Provide a context for reflection on policy options
for better protection and safeguarding of children.
This presentation is a contribution toward better protection of the Nigerian child and better performance of Social Service in Nigeria. In 2018 CORAFID responded to the Call to Action by the Global Social Workforce Alliance (GSSWA). The call was for stakeholders to play their part toward strengthening the Social Service Workforce to Better Protect Children and Achieve the SDGs. CORAFID is one of 35 organisations that signed up to the Call.
Nathaniel is Executive Facilitator of Civil Organizations Research Advocacy and Funding Initiatives Development (CORAFID), a non-profit organization based in Benue State, Nigeria.
Information about child rights in the world. Why it is important to know for a teacher, because of a is the person who develops the personality of a student. Only a teacher can develop the concept in students how they can protect themselves and gets their rights from the socity.
this material contains understanding related to juvenile justice system in Nepal's context . further it collaborate with domestic and international convention.
Disclaimer:
All of the pictures and pieces of information on this site are the property of their respective owners. I do not hold any copyright in regards to these pictures and information. These pictures have been collected from different public sources including various websites, considered to be in the public domain. If anyone has any objection to display of any picture, image or information, it may be brought to my notice by sending an email (contact me) & the disputed media will be removed immediately, after verification of the claim.
A Review of the History and Theories Surrounding the Concept of Children’s Ri...AkashSharma618775
Children’s rights as set out in national and international instruments outline the fundamental obligations
of society that are essential in meeting the needs of children. In Nigeria, the policies on the rights of children and
young persons have been guided by the principles set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, as well as those in the Child’s Rights Act of
2003. Despite this, there are still challenges to the protection of children’s rights. Using a doctrinal methodology,
the paper examines the history of the development of children’s rights before discussing some of the theories and
approaches to children’s rights. The paper considers that the concept of children’s rights has been appreciated in
Nigeria, as children are recognised as an important part of the society. However, there are differences from the
western concept of children’s rights as well as societal issues which may lead to challenges in the acceptance and
implementation of internationally recognised standards. Ultimately, to make children’s rights a reality, the existing
theories need to be merged with the unique cultural norms in Nigeria.
Legislative provision with Respect to Child Labourijtsrd
From several decades, legislation of India has tried to control and regulate labour. For several decades in India, laws exist to regulate and control to child labour. The main concern of the legislation was to regulate working hours for children, to prescribe the lowest age limit for working of children, to ensure the life, health of the child workers, and to restrict the working of children in dangerous work. Child Labour legislations are which restrict the working of children below the age group of 14 years and 15 years in some of the prescribed occupations. In absence of provisions to resolve the problem and due to lack of political will, the number of child labour in total labour force of the Nation is keeping on increasing. Since, 1881, an oversized numbers of laws were enacted that gives the legal protection to the operating youngsters. The Child Pledging of Labour Act, 1933 followed by the Employment of Child Act, 1986. Various recommendations given by a series of Commissions and because of which Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act, 1986 enacted. Meenu ""Legislative provision with Respect to Child Labour"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23518.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/other/23518/legislative-provision-with-respect-to-child-labour/meenu
The State of Child Rights in Nigeria Twenty Years After the Emergence of the ...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT : Purpose - This article examines the state of child rights in Nigeria twenty years after the
adoption of the Child Rights Act. The adoption of the Child Rights Act 2003 was the result of the domestication
of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.Prior to the domestication of the
international legal instruments, Nigeria relied on the constitutional provision on human rights protection to
assert the rights of children.
Design/Methodology/Approach -The approach taken is a textual analysis based on evaluating the
achievements of the authorities, the law enforcement agencies, as well as other stakeholders in protecting and
promoting child rights in Nigeria. The critical analysis of the existing literature and the actions taken towards
the protection and promotion of child rights in Nigeria.
Findings – This research found that after twenty years of the emergence of the Child Rights Act 2003, there is
still no major progress made toward the protection and promotion of child rights in Nigeria. The existence of
challenges to the achievement of goals in terms of child rights protection requires that new approaches be taken
by law and policymakers, and other stakeholders.
Originality/ Values -The valueof this article resides in the deconstruction of the mechanisms put in place by
Nigerian authorities to achieve the goals in terms of child rights protection. The enduring issues of child
trafficking, Child labour, child abuse and inefficacy of the education system are evidence of the ineffective
implementation and enforcement of the Child Rights Act 2003.
KEY WORDS: Child rights, child abuse, Law implementation, Law enforcement,
Juvenile Justice System in Comparison to Criminal Justice System in Indiaijtsrd
Children and adults are treated differently as far as the legal perspective is concerned. Law considers the offence committed by the child as a delinquent act rather than a crime. Courts have established a different procedure for trial in case of a child. The child and adult not only differ in criminal proceedings but on other grounds also. They do not have the same constitutional rights as adults. The administration of justice system has a different perspective in case of an offence committed by a child. If an offence is committed by an adult, it is perceived as a crime and he or she is taken under legal consideration for the same. On the other hand, if an offence is committed by a child, the court observes the delinquency of the act. However, there is an exception in some case where the child can be treated as an adult. The main objective of the juvenile justice system is to make sure that the child is rehabilitated so that he or she does not repeat the same crime in future. In an adult justice system, the main objective is to threaten the accused by way of punishment so that he or she should not commit such heinous offences in future. Naincy Goyal"Juvenile Justice System in Comparison to Criminal Justice System in India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-5 , August 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd17025.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/other/17025/juvenile-justice-system-in-comparison-to-criminal-justice-system-in-india/naincy-goyal
In 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs established a committee led by Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, former Vice Chancellor of National Law University (NLU), Delhi. This committee was tasked with reviewing the three codes of criminal law. The primary objective of the committee was to propose comprehensive reforms to the country’s criminal laws in a manner that is both principled and effective.
The committee’s focus was on ensuring the safety and security of individuals, communities, and the nation as a whole. Throughout its deliberations, the committee aimed to uphold constitutional values such as justice, dignity, and the intrinsic value of each individual. Their goal was to recommend amendments to the criminal laws that align with these values and priorities.
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All eyes on Rafah: But why?. The Rafah border crossing, a crucial point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, often finds itself at the center of global attention. As we explore the significance of Rafah, we’ll uncover why all eyes are on Rafah and the complexities surrounding this pivotal region.
INTRODUCTION
What makes Rafah so significant that it captures global attention? The phrase ‘All eyes are on Rafah’ resonates not just with those in the region but with people worldwide who recognize its strategic, humanitarian, and political importance. In this guide, we will delve into the factors that make Rafah a focal point for international interest, examining its historical context, humanitarian challenges, and political dimensions.
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2. an interesting place to be studied concerning with the
protection of the children born out of wedlock, especially
with their rights of inheritance. This article deals and
examines their legal status and rights of inheritance to their
biological fathers in the Indonesian context.
II. RESEARCH METHOD
This study that concerns the legal status of children
born out of wedlock employs conceptual as well as statute
approaches. The first means that the writer should define
the concept of children born out of wedlock, especially
that was given by Indonesian laws. The approach also
examines its definition given by orthodox Muslim jurists.
The second approach examines the decree of the
Constitutional Court of Indonesia number 46/PUU-
VIII/2010 concerning the children born out of wedlock as
to the extent, the decree covers. The two approaches are
employed to give the best interest for the children born out
of wedlock, especially the illegitimate children by the
objectives of sharia (maqasid al-shariah) concerning their
status in Islamic law of inheritance.
III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
A. Status of Children Born out of Wedlock Based on the
Indonesian Constitutional Court (ICC) Decree No.
46/PUU-VIII/2010
Regarding the status of the children born out of
wedlock, the UDHR declared the importance of protecting
the rights of the children, whether they are born in or out
of wedlock as article 25 (2) said:
―Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and
assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock,
shall enjoy the same social protection.‖ [7]
The state parties, according to the declaration should not
differentiate the rights of the children born in and out of
wedlock. The children also have the right to the identity of
their families as stipulated in the UNCRC article 8 as
follows:
―1. States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to
preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and
family relations as recognized by law without unlawful
interference.
2. Where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the
elements of his or her identity, States Parties shall provide
appropriate assistance and protection, with a view to re-
establishing speedily his or her identity‖. [8]
The regulations concerning the children born out of
wedlock as was stipulated by the international treaties
should be exerted by state parties. The treatment for the
children born out of wedlock, however, varies among
Muslim countries. Jordan, for instance, obliges their
relatives to support maintenance for the children. In Egypt,
the support of maintenance of the children was asserted by
the government. While in Tunisia, besides the children
enjoyed the maintenance from their relatives, the
government also demanded their biological fathers to give
maintenance payments.[9] The differences in the treatment
for the children in the Muslim countries were influenced
by Muslim jurists.
The concept of children born out of wedlock in
Indonesian should regard the law Number 1/1974
concerning with marriage as article 2 said:
―(1) The marriage is sound if performed according to the
laws of their religions and faiths, (2) Every marriage is
registered according to the valid laws.‖[10]
And article 43 (1) (before amendment) said:
―The children born out of wedlock have civil relation to only
their mother and their mother‘s families." [10]
These articles mean the term of wedlock covers the
marriages that are legal according to the Islamic law as
well as the positive law that prescribes the registration of
the marriages. Therefore, the concept of children born out
of wedlock in the Indonesian law consists of two
meanings, namely the legitimate and the illegitimate
children. The first means the children born from an
unregistered marriage that is valid according to Islamic
law and the second means the children born from adultery.
The meaning of the children born out of wedlock is
reinforced by ICC decree number 46/PUU-VIII/2010. The
case was filed to the ICC by Aisyah (Machicha) Mochtar
together with his son named Muhammad Iqbal Ramadhan
born from her unregistered marriage with Moerdiono. The
marriage is actually valid according to Islamic law but
invalid to Indonesian law. Based on the provisions of the
law number 1/1974, Muhammad Iqbal is the child born out
of wedlock. Therefore, he exclusively has a civil relation
to his mother and mother‘s families, not his biological
father and the father‘s families.
According to judges of the ICC, the provisions of
the law number 1/1974 concerning the registration of
marriage is not against the Indonesian Constitution. The
marriage should be registered to guarantee the rights of
marriage parties (husband, wife, and child) fulfilled by the
state. The marriage is as important as death and birth that
should be proved by authentic certificates.
However, regarding the children born out of
wedlock, the judges opined that their rights must be
satisfied as those were enjoyed by legitimate children.
Therefore, according to the ICC judges, the article 43 (1)
of the law number 1/1974 should be read ―the child born
out of wedlock has civil relation to his or her mother and
the mother‘s families and to man as his or her father as
long as his or her relation can be proved by scientific and
technological evidence that they have blood relation,
including his or her father‘s families."
It is not fair, according to the judges, if the child
born out of marriage only has civil relation to his or her
mother and his or her mother‘s families because he/she
was born not only from the mother‘s ovum but from the
convergence between mother‘s ovum and father‘s
spermatozoa. It is an injustice if merely his or her mother
who is responsible to give maintenance, protection, loving
and caring for her child. The biological father should be
also liable to fulfill the rights of the child.
Based on the best interest of the child, it is not fair
if he/she has lineage only with his or her mother. The child
needs protection, loving and caring given by his or her
parents. The child does not request to be born out as a
bastard. The child does not behave like a nasty deed, but
his or her mother and father do. Therefore, the child
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3. should have a lineage not only from his or her mother but
also his or her father.
In the view of Islamic legal maxims, i.e. ―al-‘ibratu
bi ‘umum al-lafz la bi khusus al-sabab‖[11, p. 269] (the
lesson is concluded from the general text, not the special
cause). It means that the law to be considered is the
general text not the specific cause of the text. Therefore,
based on this maxim, the ICC decree concerning the
children born out of wedlock covers not only the
legitimate children but also the illegitimate ones in the
Islamic law. Therefore, their lineage should finally be
related to their biological father as long as their paternity
can be proved by scientific technology and knowledge,
and they should have rights to their father as those of
enjoyed by the legitimate children.
Based on the ICC decree, the Indonesian
Government should empower and facilitate the women
having the children born out of wedlock to sue their rights
and their children‘s rights towards their biological fathers
because there are many obstacles to do it. Besides the legal
procedure, the obstacles facing the women are social and
cultural factors.[12]
B. The Status of Children Born out of Wedlock in Islamic
Law
The concept of children born out of wedlock in
Islamic law means the children born out of a valid
marriage or without a marriage contract. The children born
from such marriage or born from adultery are considered
as illegitimate children commonly named bastard (walad
al-zina). The lineage of bastard children towards their
biological mother is valid and not debatable, but their
lineage towards their biological father has triggered heat
debate among Muslim jurists.
The orthodox Muslim jurists unanimously opined
that the illegitimate children, i.e. the children born from
adultery only have lineage towards their mothers. The
traditional Muslim jurists from Hanafite, Malikite,
Shafi‘ite to Hanbalite schools of Islamic law opined that
they have no lineage towards their fathers. However, there
were dissenting at opinions proposed by al-Hasan and Ibn
Sirin that the bastard children had lineage towards their
biological fathers who already have been punished while
Sulaiman ibn Yasar said that the bastard children had
lineage to his father.[13, p. 222]
The unanimous opinion of the majority of Muslim
jurists concerning the maternity of the children was based
on the clear-cut evidence from pregnancy, birthing to
breastfeeding. While the children‘s paternity to their
biological father is hard to be established especially when
their mothers take the polygamous relationship to more
than one man. Therefore, the main problem of the lineage
of the children born out of wedlock to their parents in
classical Islamic law was a matter of evidence.
The development of science and technology has
affected many parts of Muslim law, including the matter of
lineage of the children born out of wedlock (adultery) to
their biological father. The Islamic legal maxim said, ―al-
fatwa tataghayyar bi taghayyur al-zaman wa al-makan wa
al-ahwal.‖[14, p. 114] It means that the legal opinion
changes as long as the time, place, and condition making
up this legal opinion ex Based on the maxim, the jurists or
muftis should modify the old legal opinions to meet the
contemporary need of justice and the welfare among the
people (maslahah).
The matter of lineage in Arab Muslim society that
mostly followed patrilineal kinship in time when Islamic
law is formulated should adopt the principle of paternity
for the lineage of the children. Nevertheless, because of
the lack of evidence, the orthodox Muslim jurists have no
idea to associate the paternity of the children born out of
wedlock (adultery) with their biological father. Therefore,
they only associate the children lineage with their mother.
It can be concluded that the lack of evidence is the
only reason for classical Muslim jurists to not associate the
children born out of wedlock (adultery) with their
biological fathers. Therefore, when the test of DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid) was found as a conclusive test of
paternity for the bastard children,[15] the legal opinion
concerning with the lineage of the bastard children should
accommodate the contemporary development of science
and technology. When the evidence from pregnancy,
birthing, and suckling for maternity are as definitive as
DNA test for paternity, the lineage of illegitimate children
should be related to not only to their mother but also to
their biological father.
C. The Status of Children Born out of Wedlock
Concerning with Inheritance in Maqasid al-Shari‘ah
Perspective
Maqasid al-shariah or objectives of sharia, Jasser
Auda divides it into three categories, i.e. general maqasid,
specific maqasid, and partial maqasid. The g maqasid as
the highest maqasid is observed from entire sharia that
consists of necessities (daruri) and needs (haji) as well as
justice and facilitation. The s maqasid is the objectives of
sharia observed from a certain chapter of Islamic law,
while partial maqasid is discovered from intents of
particular rulings.[16, p. 5]
The general maqasid as the highest maqasid is in
line with the statement of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyah as
follows:
The foundation and basis of sharia are based on wisdom
and welfare of people at this world and hereafter. The
sharia is all about justice and people's welfare. Every rule
deviates from justice to injustice, from mercy to its
opposite, from welfare to evil, and from soundness to
uselessness are not sharia[17,337].
Further, Auda proposed a system approach to analysis
Islamic law that consists of purposefulness, cognition,
holism, multi-dimensionality, and openness. [16, p. 192]
To take into account the ruling of the children
born out of wedlock, the jurists should regard all opinions
of Islamic schools and examine them based on legal
sources, linguistic analysis, a method of reasoning, culture
and history, location and time. In addition, the jurists
should consider rules concerning with illegitimate children
as well as other factors pertaining to the children born out
of wedlock from rights of the child, psychology, sociology
to economy.
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4. Based on maqasid al-shariah, the ICC decree
number 46/PUU-VIII/2010 concerning the children born
out of wedlock consists of the legitimate children born
from an unregistered marriage and the illegitimate children
born from adultery. There are many reasons, first, the legal
procedure to determine the paternity of the children of the
uncertified marriage should be via legalizing marriage to
religious court (ithbat nikah). Therefore, when the judges
of ICC order to prove their paternity by means scientific
evidence, the decree tends to be given for determining
paternity for bastard children born from illegitimate
marriage.
Second, Based on the hadith as follows:
―Every infant is naturally born sin-free (fitrah). It is his or her
father who proselytizes to him/her (from Islam) into Jew,
Christian as well as Magian. It is like an animal bears an
animal do you see the mutilated nose in that animal‖ [18, p.
100]
The hadith means that the children, whether legitimate or
illegitimate are born free from any sins offended by others.
They should not bear sins made by their parents.
Besides, the Quran said that no one could carry on
any burden, someone else perpetrates (Al-An‘am: 164; al-
Isra‘: 15; Fatir: 18; al-Zumar: 7). There are no children want
to be born as a bastard who is morally and socially disdain.
It is injustice when wrong and sins are attached to the
children who commit nothing. The sin should be
shouldered only by their parents for perpetrating adultery
that is against the Islamic teachings.
Third, the Quran also says, ―Ud’uhum li aba’ihim
huwa aqsatu indallah," (al-Ahzab: 5), ―Call them (the
children under your care) by the name as their fathers. It is
more fairness in Allah‘s sight." It means that the children,
whether legitimate or illegitimate as long as their fathers
known should be related through their fathers. The Quran
prescribes not to call them by the name of their mothers
when their fathers were known including by means
scientific knowledge.
Islamic law of inheritance stipulates that the
blood relationship (nasab) or lineage are one of the causes
of inheritance besides affinity or marriage and liberation of
a slave (wala’). Heirs by blood relationship consist of two
groups namely Quranic and agnatic heirs. The Quranic
heirs consist of father, true grandfather, how high so ever,
mother, true grandmother how high so ever, daughter,
son‘s daughter how low so ever, full sister, consanguine
sister, uterine brother, and uterine sister. The second
consists of son, son‘s son, father, true grandfather how
high so ever, full brother, consanguine brother, full
brother‘s son how low so ever, consanguine brother‘s son
how low so ever, full father‘s brother, consanguine
father‘s brother, son of full father‘s brother, son of
consanguine father‘s brother, full true grandfather‘s
brother, consanguine true grandfather‘s brother, son of full
true grandfather‘s brother and son of consanguine true
grandfather‘s brother [19, p. 95].
The heirs by affinity consist of husband and wife,
and by emancipation consist of a person who liberates the
slave, including the emancipator‘s heirs ordered as agnatic
heirs. The emancipator (mawla mu’tiq) inherits in default
of the heirs of blood relationship.
The inheritance rights of the children born out of
wedlock that may consist of male and female heirs should
regard their position. They can be the heirs of the deceased
fathers, grandfathers, uncles, etc. depending upon their
positions to the dead. Based on the ICC decree, it can be
concluded that the civil relation enjoyed by the children
born out of wedlock from their mother is furthermore
savored from their biological father as long as their
paternity to the fathers was concluded. When the children
born out of wedlock have inheritance rights towards their
mothers, they also have the rights of inheritance from the
fathers.
The children born out of wedlock that consist of
two categories in Islamic law, i.e. legitimate and
illegitimate children in the view of maqasid al-shariah,
their right of inheritance should be granted to them equally
because the principle of justice and welfare for the
children intends such a provision. They both have rights of
inheritance from their mothers as well as biological
fathers. As long as their paternity of the legitimate and
illegitimate children with the father was concluded, so was
their right of inheritance because the lineage (nasab) is one
of the causes of inheritance.
Regarding the children born out of wedlock, the
Indonesian Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) (BW)
stipulated that they are legitimate children as long as their
parents acknowledge them as article 172 said:
Except to the children that has been begotten in adultery or
incest, every child that has been begotten not in wedlock, but
then the father and mother get married, shall become
legitimate, if both parents before they get married has
acknowledged him according to the law's regulations, or if
such acknowledgment is made in the marriage itself.[20, p.
58]
The children born out of wedlock acknowledged as
legitimate children, however, enjoy the share of
inheritance smaller than that of the children born in
wedlock [21, p. 16]. The BW required the
acknowledgment of the parents towards the children born
out of wedlock to enjoy their right of inheritance.
The acknowledgment of the parents of the
children born out of wedlock in the recent development of
technology can be replaced by DNA test, especially the
test for the paternity of the children. The DNA test was
exerted in the legal development in Nigeria to establish the
paternity of the children born out of wedlock and assigned
their right of inheritance.[22] The ICC decree number
46/PUU-VIII/2010 also indicated that the paternity of the
children born out of wedlock can be concluded by means
DNA test in lieu of the acknowledgment of the father
provisioned by BW. It can be concluded that based on
maqasid al-shariah, the children born out of wedlock,
whether the legitimate and illegitimate children have the
right to obtain their inheritance from their mothers and
fathers as well as their parent‘s family.
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5. IV.CONCLUSION
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that
(1) The Muslim jurists did not associate the lineage of the
children born out of wedlock (the children born from
adultery) towards their biological fathers because there
was no evidence for the association of the lineage in time
when the Islamic law being formulated. They only
presumed to associate the lineage of the children with the
mothers because there was a lot of evidence, for instance,
pregnancy, birthing, and breastfeeding. (2) The decree of
the ICC number 46/PUU-VIII/2010 consisted of the
illegitimate children born from unregistered marriage and
the children born from adultery. The children born out of
wedlock have the lineage towards their biological mother
and father as long as the DNA test proving their paternity.
The decree gave the right of inheritance to the legitimate
and illegitimate children born out of wedlock because the
text of the decree wrote that the children born out of
wedlock have civil relation to their mothers and biologic
fathers as long as the scientific knowledge proved their
paternity. When the civil relation in the text means the
right of inheritance, it means that the two categories of the
children born out of wedlock have the same right of
inheritance towards their biological mothers and fathers as
that of enjoyed by the lawful children.
V. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This article cannot be done without Allah‘s bounty
to me, alhamdulillah. I extend my gratitude to many
persons, especially the Rector of Universitas Islam Negeri
Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Prof. Dr. Abdul Haris,
M.Ag., the vice-rectors, I, II, and III namely Dr. M.
Zainuddin, MA., Dr. Ilfi Nurdiana, M.Si., and Dr.
Isroqunnajah, M.Ag respectively, who patiently supported
me to write the scholarly articles on the international level.
Thanks also go to the Director of Postgraduate of
the same university, Prof. Dr. Mulyadi, M.Pd., who not
only suggested me to internationalize our scholarly
knowledge but also back up the expense needed to gain
this objective. Last but not least, the appreciation goes to
my lovely wife, Khalimatus Sa‘diyah and my cute three
children, Zaha Sajina Niamilla, Zaha Nadwa Syifa‘i
Galbina and Hazzam Rocky Althofie respectively, who
become an oasis in my academic journey.
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