Early Marriage and Implications for Future Orientation in Islamic Law

Abstract

Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law Number 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage has stated that someone who wants to get married must be at least 19 years old. However, in practice, underage marriages or early marriages are still developing in society, especially in the city of Semarang. Even though Islamic law does not prohibit early marriage, it can cause various impacts that are more likely to be negative in achieving the future of children. The formulation of the problem used is why early marriage is still developing in society and how is the impact of early marriage on the future orientation of children in the Semarang City area. This study uses a normative juridical type with a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. The results of the study show that the impact of early marriage will be felt on a person's future orientation which includes one's education and career, one's reproductive health, psychological and even economic.