The Manompang Datuak Tradition as a Condition for Immigrant Marriage in Nagari Aia Gadang, West Pasaman: A Study of Sociology and Anthropology of Family Law
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Manompang Datuak, Minangkabau Customary Law, Immigrant Marriage, Sociology Of Family Law, Legal Pluralism.Abstract
The manompang datuak tradition is a Minangkabau customary law practice that requires every immigrant who wants to get married in Nagari Aia Gadang, West Pasaman Regency, to first undergo a traditional procession to ninik mamak or datuak penghulu nagari. This study examines these traditions from the perspective of sociology and anthropology of family law, focusing on socio-legal functions, normative legitimacy, and their relationship with Islamic law and state law. Using an empirical-qualitative legal research method through in-depth interviews, participatory observations, and document studies in Nagari Aia Gadang in the period March–May 2024, this study found that manompang datuak functions as a mechanism of social control, marker of communal identity, and a reciprocal instrument of social protection. Normatively, this tradition is rooted in the traditional philosophy of basandi syarak, syarak basandi Kitabullah so that it does not contradict the principles of Islamic law and can be categorized as a valid 'urf. This article argues that manompang datuak represents a concrete form of living law in Indonesia's system of legal pluralism, which functionally complements not replaces the formal marriage provisions in Law No. 1 of 1974. The contribution of this article lies in providing a comprehensive empirical and theoretical analysis of the interaction between customary law, Islamic law, and state law in the context of immigrant marriage in the Minangkabau country.
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