Bridging the Harmony between Islamic Family Law, Feminism, and International Law: An Evaluative and Prescriptive Study
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The problem of the relationship between Islamic family law, feminism, and international law is often triggered by epistemological distinction. The purpose of this qualitative study is to identify the potential synergy between Islamic family law, feminism, and international law through evaluative and prescriptive analysis. The research data uses online news sources, official government reports, international family law regulations, and classical fiqh literature. The results of the study indicate that methodological tools, such as al-'urf, al-istihsān, al-istişḥāb, and maqāṣid al-sharī'ah can serve as a gender-responsive approach to Islamic family law without being overshadowed by the homogenisation of international law. This study contributes to the potential integration of Islamic legal epistemology, feminism, and international law in constructing a modern Islamic family law that is adaptive to the gender relations of the global Muslim community.
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