Abstract
This study aims to analyze the concept of women's protection as implemented in the legal systems of Indonesia and Malaysia through the perspective of maqashid syari’ah. This is because women are a vulnerable group, prone to discrimination, violence, and limited access to justice. In the context of positive law, for example, both countries have regulatory instruments to provide protection for women, such as the Law on the Elimination of Domestic Violence (PKDRT Law) in Indonesia and the Domestic Violence Act 1994 in Malaysia. However, in reality, there is still a gap between the idealism of the law and the practice of protection. Using a qualitative-comparative approach, this study compares the concepts and principles of women's protection in Indonesia and Malaysia with reference to the fundamental theory of Islamic law (maqashid syari’ah). As a result of the study, this study shows that Indonesia and Malaysia place the protection of women as part of the fulfillment of basic rights, despite differences in legal approaches, institutional structures, and policy implementation. This study also emphasizes that the integration of maqashid syari’ah values into the national legal system can be strengthened through the legitimization of women's protection to create a legal system that is fair, responsive, and inclusive of contemporary challenges. This study also opens up space for reflection on the development of contemporary Islamic law that is not only normative but also serves as a solution in facing the dynamics and challenges of the modern world.
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