PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 7 OF THE YEAR 1989 RE RELIGIOUS JUDICATURE

BY THE GRACE OF GOD THE ALMIGHTY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,

Considering: a. whereas the Country of the Republic of Indonesia, as a legislated state which is based on the Philosophy of Pancasila and the Constitution of the 1945, aiming at realizing a life of a nation which is prosperous, secure, peaceful and order;

b. whereas in order to realize the aforementioned life order and to guarantee the equilibrium of each citizen before the law, measures to uphold justice, truth, order and the law enforcement which are able to protect the people of Indonesia are in need;

c. whereas one of the efforts to uphold the aforementioned justice, truth, order, and law enforcement is by means of Religious Judicature as it is stated in the Law number 14 of the year 1974 re the Basic Regulations of the Judicial Authorization;

d. whereas the regulation on the structure, authority, and lawsuit procedure within the Religious Jurisprudence in which so far is still in vary due to the references of:

1. The regulation on the Religious Judicature in Jawa and Madura (Staatsblad of the year 1882 Number 152 related to the Staatsblad of the year 1937 Number 116 and 610):

2. The regulation on the Qadi's deliberation and Great Qadi's deliberation (religious leaders) for some parts of South and East Kalimantan Regencies (Staatsblad of the year 1937 Number 638 and 639);

3. Government Regulation Number 45 of the year 1957, re the Establishment of Religious Court/Syari’ at Court outside Jawa and Madura. (State Declaration of the year 1957 Number 99), That all needs to be ended anule for the sake of the establishment of the unity in law which regulates the Religious Judicature in the framework of the national system and law order based on the Pancasila and The Constitution of 1945;