This legal writing entitled The Conditions and Validity of Marriage of
Selarian in Custom Society Serawai Manna South Bengkulu after the
establishment of the Laws Number 1 of 1974 on Marriage. By background of
problem that generally in society of custom ethnic of Serawai in Manna
subdistrict South Bengkulu pre the existence of marriage, it is initiated by
proposing of marriage. However there is still much marriage without proposing
initially, this happening is famous by terms selarian (runaway marriage). By
aforementioned background of problem thus the author can formulate the case, i.e.
how is the validity of selarian status according to the custom law of Serawai
Manna South Bengkulu and whether the validity of selarian status is appropriate
to the Laws Number 1 of 1974 on Marriage. The type of this legal research was
empirical legal research. The data source used was primary data as main data
despite of secondary data used as supporting data. The method of data collection
used was interview to the respondent and source persons who have relationship to
the material of this legal writing in order to gain primary data and literary study
conducted by translating, citing, or adapting the essay of author, either in the
shape of literature, scientific report or relating regulation in order to gain
secondary data. Based on the result of this research and analysis conducted by the
author concerning on selarian marriage in custom society of Serawai Manna
South Bengkulu, thus the author can conclude that a marriage of which is initiated
by process of selarian its status is valid on the ground of a marriage of which is
initiated by a process of selarian is still referring to the determination of Islamic
law and recorded, the validity of marriage initiated by selarian has been
appropriate to the Article 2 of the Laws Number 1 of 1974 on Marriage.