Ahmad Rofii, (2021) The Religiosity Of The Indonesian Constitution: Article 29(1) And Its Interpretation. Constitutional Review, 7 (2). pp. 2548-3870. ISSN 2460-0016
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This paper examines the problem of whether the inclusion of religious words in the Indonesian Constitution is tantamount to the establishment of a religious constitution. By focusing on the Constitution’s provision on “belief in the One and Only God” in Article 29(1), this paper challenges the received theory of the religiosity of the Constitution. To that end, the paper frst investigates the doctrinal and historical implications of Article 29(1). Particular analysis concerns the implications of this constitutionalization for Islamic law. The Constitutional Court’s decision on interreligious marriage is critically examined as an example of how the received theory is endorsed and articulated in the case of marriage. This paper argues that Article 29(1) concerns all religions, without any implied exclusion of non-monotheistic religions. Moreover, this paper afrms what is called the Pancasila state, located between an exclusively secular state and a religious or theocratic state. This arguably makes the notion of the religiosity of the Constitution unjustifed. The Constitutional Court, however, has interpreted Article 29(1) in a strongly religious sense, leading to religious supremacy and, accordingly, is contrary to how the Constitution ought to be understood
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Filsafat, Psikologi, Agama > BL Religion |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Syariah dan Ekonomi Islam > Hukum Keluarga Islam (Al-Ahwal Al-Syahsyiyyah) |
| Depositing User: | H. Tohirin S.Ag |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2022 08:49 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Mar 2022 05:27 |
| URI: | http://repository.syekhnurjati.ac.id/id/eprint/6295 |
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