Addressing LGBT Issues and Getting Published in Scopus, This HKI UMM Student Graduates Without a Thesis

Thursday, July 21, 2022 00:20 WIB

Warda Silwana, a student of the Islamic Family Law (HKI) Program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), successfully completed her final project through the journal article route, getting her work published in the reputable journal Ahkam from UIN Jakarta, which is indexed in Scopus.

UMM has established academic regulations, one of which is the equivalency of final assignments. Not all students are required to complete a thesis in order to graduate. There are various alternatives to a thesis, one of which is through publishing an academic journal article.

According to Arif Zuhri, the head of the HKI Program, the academic article equivalency program is an effort to accelerate student graduation. The goal of this program is to provide an alternative academic path for students to graduate through means other than the traditional thesis route.

Meanwhile, Hasnan, the academic advisor for Warda, explained that the success of a student in pursuing the academic article route is not as easy as it seems. It requires time, hard work, and patience. Additionally, as an academic advisor, one must also be serious in guiding the student to ensure the quality of the article is maintained, not just a quick revision of the student's writing.

By addressing the LGBT issue, the article raises questions about whether bisexual orientation in a marriage can be used as a legal argument in court decisions. Does it have any legal standing that is directly mentioned in any regulations pertaining to Islamic private law?

In answering these questions, the research applies a juridical-normative study that explores various rational possibilities in developing legal arguments. The article finds that in handling cases involving bisexual orientation, Indonesia's legal system still experiences a legal gap. As a result, it cannot be used directly as a legal argument since it lacks legal standing.

Warda's article argues that there is no legal instrument currently in place that explicitly addresses such cases. However, judges could apply an analogy based on “adultery leading to unresolved conflict” to create a logical rationale for divorce based on sexual orientation. (sz)

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