Application of Law Number 16 of 2019 to Law Number 1 of 1974 on Marriage

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Diana Tantri Cahyaningsih, Adi Sulistiyono, Hari Purwadi

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Purpose of this study is to analyze the problems that arise in the implementation of Law no. 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law Number 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage. This change stipulates the age limit on the original minimum age limit for women to marry is 16 years and then amended by increasing it to 19 years, equivalent to men. This amendment accommodates the Constitutional Court Decision No. 22/PUU-XV/2017 at the request of a  judicial review. This research examines normative juridical is descriptive.  The addition of the age limit for girls to 19 years of marriage is to prevent minors marriages. After the passage of the new marriage law, it turned out that it even showed an increase in public submissions of requests for marriage dispensation for their underage children, the lack of firmness of the law on child marriage regulations who are still underage. This shows that this law is not yet optimal in its implementation in society.

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