KETENTUAN BATAS MINIMAL USIA KAWIN: SEJARAH, IMPLIKASI PENETAPAN UNDANG-UNDANG PERKAWINAN
Abstract
Minimum conditions of age limit stated in Article 7 of the Marriage Act is closely related to history and chronology of the birth of the Act. A study on the historical background of the Act can disclose age limit established in past and present that limited in nineteen for men and sixteen for women. This article will use historical theory introduced by Donald V Gawronski as analysis tools. Gawronski theory state that history is not only about something happened in the past, but also something may occur now and in the future. Age limit in the Marriage Act has not happened suddenly, but has had historical background and previous chronology. It has also been influenced religion background, races, puberty level, and national spirit of a state. For instance puberty level between one decade and other decades change gradually.
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