THE JUDGE’S ROLE IN ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW REFORM IN INDONESIA

Abstract

There is no eternal on the earth, said the Greek philosopher Heraclitus (540-480 BC), except the change. This famous phrase greatly affect many aspects, not least the development in the field of Islamic family law in Indonesia. Family law reform has become a sort of primary petition in every era given the dynamics of community life continues to grow rapidly. Therefore, the law is not adaptive and do not have a range beyond its time not unlike the dead artifacts in the museum's history. While the law is the law of life that has a historical footing and strong social legitimacy in tune with the pulse of public life. That's the law of political design is aspired by all the people in the coming era.