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Marriage in Indonesia is carried out by one sacred recipient man and one woman with the intention of formalizing the marriage bond according to religious norms, legal norms, and social norms. Conditions of marriage by law
Indonesia passed a sweeping new criminal code with multiple controversial provisions that will apply to locals and visitors from other countries. ... the new laws banned sex outside of marriage, ...
Law of Indonesia is based on a ... passed a resolution in 1985 requiring a national ... The act of marriage in Indonesian law is a spiritual union of man and woman ...
In 1974, women's groups pressured the government to revise the marriage laws. Under the terms of Marriage Law No. 1, the colonial system which had four different schemes — the Dutch East Indian variant of the old version of the Dutch Burgerlijk Wetboek, Ordinance for Christian Indonesians, Islamic law, and the Regulation for Mixed Marriages ...
In December 2022, the Indonesian Parliament has passed a bill that in part criminalizes sex outside of marriage for heterosexual sex if lodged by a complaint by closest family members. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The spokesperson for the draft bill stated that, the draft bill will not criminalize private same-sex sexual acts of LGBT persons. [ 16 ]
Saudi sex tourists are buying weeklong marriages to young women in Indonesia. It's an economic lifeline for villages. For the women, it's 'torture.'
Article 1 of the Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage (Indonesian: Undang-undang No. 1 Tahun 1994 Tentang Perkawinan) states that marriage is "a physical and spiritual bond between a man and a woman as husband and wife, having the purpose of establishing a happy and lasting family founded on the Belief in God Almighty". [12]
Indonesian military personnel are only permitted to practice polygamy if their religion allows it. [4] Additionally, he must prove to the government that his first wife is unable to carry out her duties as a wife. [5] Polygamy under Balinese Hinduism is sanctioned and unrestricted, but the marriage is regulated by adat (traditional customs). [1]