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Kepuasan Pengguna Sulh di Mahkamah Syariah Selangor

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Kepuasan Pengguna Sulh di Mahkamah Syariah Selangor: Pertambahan kadar perceraian, ketidakpuasan umum terhadap aspek prosedur undang-undang

Pertambahan kadar perceraian, ketidakpuasan umum terhadap aspek prosedur undang-undang dan peruntukan yang bertujuan menggalakkan perdamaian yang tidak berkesan, menyebabkan mekanisme alternatif bagi membantu pihak yang bertikai menangani pertikaian dalam keluarga mereka diperkenalkan. Mekanisme alternatif ini dikenali sebagai mediasi keluarga atau sulh dalam undang-undang Islam. Mediasi atau sulh menekankan tentang penyelesaian pertikaian secara baik yang menggunakan pendekatan keadaan menang-menang.

Kajian ini bertujuan pertamanya, untuk menentukan perkaitan antara ciri demografi pengguna sulh dengan kepuasan terhadap sulh, dan keduanya, perbezaan dalam kepuasan terhadap sulh antara pengguna lelaki dan perempuan. Responden kajian ini terdiri daripada pengguna lelaki dan perempuan yang dipilih secara bertujuan daripada fail kes sulh di Mahkamah Syariah Selangor yang terpilih. Mahkamah yang terpilih mewakili zon geografi di negeri Selangor: Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Sabak Bernam, Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Kuala Selangor, Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Sepang, Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Bandaraya Shah Alam dan Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Hulu Langat. Sebanyak 250 borang soal selidik telah diedarkan secara mel kepada responden. Setiap borang soal selidik disertakan dengan surat iringan yang menjelaskan tentang objektif kajian, dan menegaskan tentang kerahsiaan jawapan dan aspek sukarela dalam menjawab soal selidik tersebut. Sampul surat beralamat sendiri juga disediakan bagi setiap responden untuk tujuan pemulangan semula borang soal selidik kepada pengkaji. Poskad peringatan dihantar keseluruh sampel selepas satu bulan pengedaran borang soal selidik. Sebanyak 128 borang soal selidik telah diterima semula oleh pengkaji menjadikan kadar jawapan 51.2 peratus. Menurut Babbie (1990) dan Hager (2003), pemulangan 50 peratus borang soal selidik yang dihantar secara mel sudah mencukupi sebagai kaedah meminimumkan non-response bias.

Hasil kajian menunjukkan tiada perkaitan antara ciri demografi dengan kepuasan terhadap sulh. Majoriti (87 peratus) responden melaporkan mereka sangat berpuas hati dengan sulh walaupun tidak semua pertikian Berjaya diselesaikan. Responden lelaki didapati mempunyai kepuasan yang lebih tinggi terhadap sulh berbanding dengan responden perempuan. Hasil kajian mempunyai implikasi bahawa sulh merupakan mekanime penyelesaian pertikaian alternatf di Mahkamah Syariah yang berdaya maju di mana pertikaian berjaya diselesaikan secara baik.

 

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