Article on cross-border succession and estate division
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The article by Dewa Sukma Kelana, Agus Gandara, Siah Khosyi’ah and Ahmad Fathonih, published in Jurnal Pustaka Cendekia Hukum dan Ilmu Sosial, addresses the distribution of assets in cross-border succession disputes under Islamic law and Indonesian positive law. Using a normative legal method with comparative and conceptual approaches, it identifies conflicts of laws arising from connecting factors such as lex rei sitae, lex patriae and lex domicilii, contrasts fixed shares in Islamic inheritance law with testamentary freedom in Western civil law systems, and points to the absence of a comprehensive private-international-law codification in Indonesia alongside the territorial limits of religious courts. It proposes a dual-track response: strategic use of private-international-law principles through international wills, together with Islamic mechanisms such as hibah, wasiat wajibah and takharuj.
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“Waris Lintas Negara: Problematika Dan Solusi Pembagian Harta Lintas Negara Dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam Dan Hukum Positif”
Jurnal Pustaka Cendekia Hukum dan Ilmu Sosial · 2026
DOI 10.70292/pchukumsosial.v4i1.359
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Dewa Sukma Kelana, Agus Gandara, Siah Khosyi’ah, Ahmad Fathonih, “Waris Lintas Negara: Problematika Dan Solusi Pembagian Harta Lintas Negara Dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam Dan Hukum Positif”, Jurnal Pustaka Cendekia Hukum dan Ilmu Sosial, 2026-07-16, 10.70292/pchukumsosial.v4i1.359. https://doi.org/10.70292/pchukumsosial.v4i1.359