Month: May 2014

Can “Soft Law” be Regarded as International Law? by Fajri Matahati Muhammadin This article may be helpful for students who are learning the basics of international law, as non-conventional sources of international law (beyond Article 38 of ICJ Statute) like soft law is usually difficult to understand. Additional Important note: see below (after the essay, but

Assalaamu’alaykum, Pemilihan presiden kali ini banyak diwarnai oleh tuduhan (entah benar atau salah) tentang kemampuan seseorang melaksanakan shalat. Terhadap orang-orang yang meributkan ini, banyak pihak lain (terutama pendukung capres yang dituduh tadi) yang balik menuduh bahwa pihak yang pertama tadi melakukan penghinaan SARA. Katanya SARA tidak relevan dalam pemilihan presiden. PS: tentang capres yang dituduh

Assalaamu’alaykum warahmatullah,   Di bawah ini saya akan menceritakan sebuah kejadian yang dialami oleh seorang teman dari seorang teman (mutual friend). Pertama akan saya uraikan fakta-faktanya, lalu kedua akan saya uraikan pelajaran yang dapat diambil: Kisah: 1. Seorang gadis, sebut saja namanya Mawar, baru saja selesai berbelanja di sebuah supermarket franchise yang cukup besar, kita beri

Assalaamu’alaykum everyone, Polygamy has been one of the controversial topics within Islam, which scholars have explained the dalil as well as the hikmah of it from the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Allah Knows Best, but it may seem that some Muslims understood this incorrectly, so I wish to repeat what I know from my knowledge of the Qur’an

Assalaamu’alaykum! While Islamic law may seem generally compatible with human rights, the truth is there are some points that are definitely incompatible. Woman rights, for instance, “different but equal” is still “discrimination” under the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). However, what I want to convey is that us Muslims do NOT