Positivisasi Hukum Islam dan Persinggungannya dengan Kelompok Etnonasionalis di Aceh

Abstract

: This paper aims to examine the discourse of positivization of Islamic Law in post-conflict settings and its relation to ethnonationalist groups in Aceh. This qualitative research uses a socio-legal-historical approach and content analysis as a dimension of analysis. The research was carried out by observation, interview and documentation. The results showed that the existence of Islamic law in Aceh did not occur monotonously, since there were many influences behind its development. The relationship between the three main areas, namely sharia, state law, and customs, greatly affects the existence of Islamic law in Aceh. The positivization of Islamic law in Aceh in the form of qanūns was born out of the articulation process between the three main domains. This articulation means having a clear connection between the three areas, with an important note that Islamic law is not born from the legislative process alone as a given, but is more of a struggle in nature which in this case is always intertwined with the local political situation vis a vis national politics. Furthermore, the involvement of ethnonationalism groups in the post-conflict discourse on the positivization of Islamic law is an implication of the transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) into the government bureaucracy in both the executive and legislative domains.