Jakarta \u2013 Indonesia\u2019s Constitutional Court (MK) has rejected a\npetition filed by E Ramos Petege against Article 35(a) of Law No.\u00a023 of\n2006 on Civil Administration (UU Adminduk).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe petitioner\u2019s application is deemed inadmissible,\u201d declared\nConstitutional Court Chief Suhartoyo as he read out Decision\nNo.\u00a09\/PUU-XXIV\/2026 in the Court\u2019s Plenary Session, Monday (2 March\n2026).<\/p>\n
Although the petitioner demonstrated standing and outlined\nconstitutional rights guaranteed under the 1945 Indonesian Constitution,\nthe court found that the petitioner had not suffered the constitutional\ninjury necessary for judicial review.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the petitioner has not met the requirements of cumulative\nconstitutional injury,\u201d the court stated.<\/p>\n
The petitioner had argued that the law created administrative\nbarriers and legal uncertainty for interfaith couples seeking marriage\nregistration. The petitioner further contended that the inability to\nregister interfaith marriages created family relationship ambiguities,\nparticularly regarding the legal relationship between children and their\nfathers, resulting in children having legal ties solely to their\nmothers.<\/p>\n
This situation, according to the petitioner, resulted in the loss of\npaternal legal obligations and children\u2019s entitlements to inheritance,\nlegal protection within the family, and social security benefits and\nother legal entitlements arising from the parent-child relationship.<\/p>\n
Ramos, who is Roman Catholic, argued he had suffered constitutional\ninjury because he could not register his marriage to his Islamic\npartner. In his petition, Ramos asked the Constitutional Court to\ndeclare Article 35(a) of Law No.\u00a023 of 2006 on Civil Administration\nunconstitutional and void insofar as it does not permit the\ninterpretation of \u201cmarriages between Indonesian citizens of different\nreligions and\/or those following different belief systems\u201d to be\nregistered.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/constitutional-court-rejects-petition-against-law-on-civil-registration-regarding-interfaith-marriage-1772442065", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }