%0 Book Section
%A Nurlaelawati, Euis
%B Religious Activism and Women's Development in Southeast Asia
%C Singapore
%D 2012
%F digilib:27493
%I CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON ISLAMIC AND MALAY AFFAIRS
%K lslamic Family  Law and Women  Empowerment, lndonesia, Legal Reforms, judges' Works
%N No. 1
%P 250-265
%S Bunga Rampai
%T lslamic Family  Law and Women  Empowerment in  lndonesia: Legal  Reforms and  judges' Works
%U https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/27493/
%V Vol. 1
%X Like other Muslim countries, Indonesia has also responded to the growing  demand for certain ty in the legal status of women by introducing a number of  legal reform s. However, a number of Muslim feminists consider these reforms  inadequate in ensu ring justice for women. In addition, although a number of  judges have fo llowed the new rules on the issues brought to them , some still  demonstrate their admiration for classical legal doctrines, an attitude that  creates gender inequalities.  This essay examines the attempts of the state in developing the legal status of  women in specific areas fall ing within the domain of the family. I observe how a  number of Muslim fe minists react to the reforms and how they negotiate their  views on gender issues in the context of legal development. By presenting a  number of examples from the work of judges in religious courts on the issue, I  attempt to understand how th ey view legal reforms on gender issues.