Kidah-kidahan Tradition: Neglect of Child Welfare in Forced Engagement in South Sumatera
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22373/sjhk.v9.i3.22452Keywords:
The tradition of singing, little engagement, neglect of child welfare, Islamic lawAbstract
Local traditions have become a source of legitimacy for the practice of forced arranged marriages that has been passed down from generation to generation. Underage children (below 19 years old) have been forced into arranged marriages as an economic solution for the family. This paper aims to analyze how the arranged marriage tradition takes place and what is the position of minors in this tradition. How the actions of parents to force their children to accept arranged marriages have bad consequences for children's social welfare. At the same time, how do local traditions justify actions that ignore the interests of children to be able to live according to their rights as children. The data for this paper are based on a qualitative study by observing forced marriage practices in a subdistrict in the South Sumatera region. A series of interviews were conducted both with children who experienced forced marriages, as well as with the parents and traditional figures involved. The research results show two important things. First, that forced marriages occur as a family strategy to get out of economic pressure by shifting the burden of responsibility on the prospective husband's family. Second, the practice of forced matchmaking that takes place on children has changed the life orientation of children and threatens their social welfare. This research emphasizes the need for legal protection for children's rights so that children's welfare can be guaranteed.References
Journals and Books
Alves, Maria João Vidal, Celina Manita, Inês Morais Caldas, Elena Fernández-Martinez, Angélica Gomes da Silva, and Teresa Magalhães. “Evolution and Analysis of Cultural and Cognitive Factors Related With Domestic Violence Against Women.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260516645570.
Amzat, Jimoh. “Faith Effect and Voice on Early Marriage in a Nigerian State.” SAGE Open, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020919513.
Asghari, Shamin. “Early Marriage in Iran: A Pragmatic Approach.” Journal of Human Rights Practice 11, no. 3 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huz035.
Ballet, Jérôme, and Augendra Bhukuth. Child Exploitation in the Global South. Child Exploitation in the Global South, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91177-9.
Barnes, Jeremy R., and Ashley P. Davis. National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction. National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, 2011.
Bawono, Yudho, and Suryanto Suryanto. “Does Early Marriage Make Women Happy?: A Phenomenological Finding from Madurese Women.” Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology, (2019). https://doi.org/10.12928/jehcp.v8i1.12197.
Blunden, Andy. “Anthony Giddens on Structuration.” In Hegel, Marx and Vygotsky, 374–86. BRILL, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004470972_025.
Bosede, Funmilola. “Domestic Violence Against Women : A Family Menace.” 1st Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference, AIIC, 2013.
Bourke, Michael L., and Sarah W. Craun. “Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress: Differences between U.K. and U.S. Child Exploitation Personnel.” Traumatology, (2014). https://doi.org/10.1037/h0099381.
Coller, Arthur van. “Child Marriage – Acceptance by Association.” International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 31, no. 3 (December 2017): 363–76. https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/ebx011.
Dastbaz, Mohammed, and Edward Halpin. “ICT as a Protection Tool against Child Exploitation.” In Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism Investigator’s Handbook, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800743-3.00011-6.
EA, Agege. “Legalities of Child Marriage in Nigeria: Implications on Health and Strategies of Prevention.” Sexual Health Issues, (2017). https://doi.org/10.15761/shi.1000105.
Ellsberg, Mary, Maureen Murphy, Alexandra Blackwell, Mairi Macrae, Dashakti Reddy, Clare Hollowell, Tim Hess, and Manuel Contreras-Urbina. “‘If You Are Born a Girl in This Crisis, You Are Born a Problem’: Patterns and Drivers of Violence Against Women and Girls in Conflict-Affected South Sudan.” Violence Against Women, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801221996463.
Fernando, Henky, Yuniar Galuh Larasati, and Novita Cahyani. “Being #wanitasalihah: Representations of Salihah Women on TikTok.” IAS Journal of Localities 1, no. 1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.62033/iasjol.v1i1.8.
Fernando, Henky, et.al., “The Dual Burden of Child Sexual Abuse: Victim Experiences and Law Implementation Gaps.” Jurnal Hukum Novelty 14, no. 2 (2023). https://doi.org/10.26555/novelty.v14i2.a27059.
Fonhof, Alain M.P., "Madeleine van der Bruggen, and Frank W. Takes. “Characterizing Key Players in Child Exploitation Networks on the Dark Net.” In Studies in Computational Intelligence, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05414-4_33.
Groot, Richard De, Maxwell Yiryele Kuunyem, Tia Palermo, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Clement Adamba, Joseph K. Darko, Robert Darko Osei, et al. “Child Marriage and Associated Outcomes in Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.” BMC Public Health, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5166-6.
Hillman, Henry, Christopher Hooper, and Kim Kwang Raymond Choo. “Online Child Exploitation: Challenges and Future Research Directions.” Computer Law and Security Review, (2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2014.09.007.
Jura, Florence, and Richard Bukaliya. “Domestic Violence: Causes and Implications for the Education System.” International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Studies 2, no. 4 (2015).
Kadıoğlu, A. “Women’s Subordination in Turkey: Is Islam Really the Villain?” Middle East Journal, 1994.
Keer, Ines Van, Nadja Bodner, Eva Ceulemans, Karla Van Leeuwen, and Bea Maes. “Parental Behavior and Child Interactive Engagement: A Longitudinal Study on Children with a Significant Cognitive and Motor Developmental Delay.” Research in Developmental Disabilities, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103672.
Keer, Ines Van, Karla Van Leeuwen, and Bea Maes. “Exploring Family Activities and Child Engagement: A Study on Children with a Significant Cognitive and Motor Developmental Delay.” Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 32, no. 4 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12568.
Kurt, Emel, et.al., “Domestic Violence Among Women Attending to Pychiatric Outpatient Clinic.” Archives of Neuropsychiatry, (2018). https://doi.org/10.29399/npa.14812.
Kusmayanti, Hazar, and Dede Mulyanto. “Problematics Culture of Child Marriage in Indramayu in a Legal and Cultural Presfective.” Jurnal Pembaharuan Hukum 7, no. 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.26532/jph.v7i2.9297.
Meekers, D. “The Process of Marriage in African Societies: A Multiple Indicator Approach.” Population & Development Review, (1992). https://doi.org/10.2307/1971859.
Mumek, Gabrila Christy. “Perlindungan Dan Upaya Hukum Dalam Menekan Maraknya Perkawinan Anak Di Indonesia,”.” Lex Et Societatis 8, no. 1 (2020). https://doi.org/10.35796/les.v8i1.28469.
Munir, Muhammad. “Rights of the Child an Islamic Perspective on Preventing Violence, Abuse, and Exploitation of Children and Pakistani Law.” Hamdard Islamicus, (2015). https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2538104.
Muntamah, Ana Latifatul, et.al., “Pernikahan Dini Di Indonesia: Faktor Dan Peran Pemerintah (Perspektif Penegakan Dan Perlindungan Hukum Bagi Anak).” Widya Yuridika 2, no. 1 (2019). https://doi.org/10.31328/wy.v2i1.823.
Muzakkir Muzakkir, “Dawn of Justice: Evaluating the Alignment of Women and Children in Aceh's Qanun Jinayat,” Ahkam 32, No. 2 (2022). https://doi.org/10.21580/ahkam.2022.32.2.12130.
Nuraeny, Henny. “Child Exploitation as a Phenomenon of Human Trafficking.” Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, (2017). https://doi.org/10.3923/jeasci.2017.4661.4666.
Pitrianti, Lisa, Novrikasari, and Rizma Adliyah Syakurah. “Analisis Kebijakan Pemerintah Daerah Dalam Upaya Pencegahan Praktik Pernikahan Dini Masa Pandemi COVID-19.” Jurnal Keperawatan Silampari 5, no. 1 (2021). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31539/jks.v5i1.3068.
Proeve, Michael J., and Gabrielle Wolf. “Professional Reports for Sentencing Courts: Recommendations for Reporting on Child Exploitation Material Offenders’ Risk of Recidivism and Prospects for Rehabilitation.” Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2019.1642257.
Rahnavardi, Mona, Arezoo Shayan, Maryam Babaei, Zahra Bostani Khalesi, Mohamad Reza Havasian, and Mahbobe Ahmadi. “Investigating Types and Causes of Domestic Violence against Women and Identifying Strategies to Deal with It from the Perspective of Victims.” Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, (2017). https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-360X.2017.00660.6.
Ria, Intan, Nurdin Nurdin, and Silo Siswanto. “Acara Adat Joget Kidah-Kidahan Di Desa Sugihan Kabupaten Muara Enim.” Indonesian Research Journal On Education, (2022). https://doi.org/10.31004/irje.v3i1.121.
Rodriguez, Brieana, and Madalyn Mandich. “What Victims of Domestic Violence Experience in Emergency Departments; a Cross Sectional Study.” Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, (2019). https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v7i1.498.
Rodriguez, Marcelo, and Andrew Ellis. “The Neuropsychological Function of Older First-Time Child Exploitation Material Offenders: A Pilot Study.” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X17703406.
Rohmad, Ali. “Human Resource Development Program in Strengthening Lecturer Competence in Indonesia,” (2019). https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.8-12-2018.2283999.
Seth, Rajeev, Vijayluxmi Bose, Yawar Qaiyum, Riti Chandrashekhar, Shubhangi Kansal, Indra Taneja, and Tulika Seth. “Social Determinants of Child Marriage in Rural India.” Ochsner Journal, (2018). https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.18.0104.
Sleep, Lyndal. “Entrapment and Institutional Collusion: Domestic Violence Police Reports and the ‘Couple Rule’ in Social Security Law.” Alternative Law Journal, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X18796900.
Soleman, Noviyanti, and Rifki Elindawati. “Pernikahan Dini Di Indonesia.” Al-Wardah 12, no. 2 (2019). https://doi.org/10.46339/al-wardah.v12i2.142.
Sulaiman, Kamal-deen Olawale. “Islamic Responses to the Raging Debate of Child Marriage in Nigeria.” Ahfad Journal, (2016).
Susmitha, B. “Domestic Violence: Causes, Impact and Remedial Measures.” Social Change, (2016). https://doi.org/10.1177/0049085716666636.
Thakor, Mitali. “How to Look: Apprehension, Forensic Craft, and the Classification of Child Exploitation Images.” IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 39, no. 2 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1109/MAHC.2017.25.
Thirugnanam, Balasubramanian. “Violence against Women in India.” Violence against Women in India (2019). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351167925.
Tsirigotis, Konstantinos, and Joanna Łuczak. “Resilience in Women Who Experience Domestic Violence.” Psychiatric Quarterly, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-017-9529-4.
Uecker, Jeremy E. “Religion and Early Marriage in the United States: Evidence from the Add Health Study.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, (2014). https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12114.
Waid, Jeffrey, and Meredith Kelly. “Supporting Family Engagement with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: A Scoping Review.” Health and Social Care in the Community, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12947.
Wodon, Quentin, Chata Malé, and Adenike Onagoruwa. “A Simple Approach to Measuring the Share of Early Childbirths Likely Due to Child Marriage in Developing Countries.” Forum for Social Economics, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/07360932.2017.1311799.
Interviews
Interview with Ahmad, Community Leader, 2021.
Interview with Aldi, Male Perpetrator, 2021.
Interview with Bella, Female Perpetrator, 2021.
Interview with S. Fadila, Community Leader, 2021.
Interview with Surwati, Community Leader, 2021.
Interview with Suaidi, Traditional Leader, 2021.
Interview with Rizal, Traditional Leader of Baru Rambang, 2021.
Interview with Khairul, Community Leader of Baru Rambang Village, 2021.
Interview with Herman, Community Leader, 2021.
Published
Versions
- 2025-12-31 (2)
- 2025-12-31 (1)
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Qodariah Barkah, Shinta Dewi Rismawati, Muhammad Abdillah, Jemmi Angga Saputra and Henky Fernando
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish in Samarah: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga dan Hukum Islam agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work. (See The Effect of Open Acces)
