This paper discusses the influence of the implementation of Islamic law on the legal culture of society in
Aceh. This question arises because in the last few years after the enactment of the Qanun Hukum Jinayat
(QHJ) in 2015 the number of cases of sharia violations in several districts /cities in Aceh shows a
fluctuating trend and tends to increase. The implementation of QHJ, with the increasing number of
lashes, should be able to reduce the occurrence of violations. Why hasn't QHJ been able to reduce the
number of violations? This study uses a political science approach to law with data collection techniques
through observation, interviews with open-ended questionare and review of documentation. The results
showed that the QHJ was not optimal in creating the legal culture of the Acehnese people. This is because
(1) the legal politics of the Aceh Government are not serious in implementing QHJ, (2) there are still
many Acehnese people who do not fully understand the contents of the QHJ. It can be concluded that in
general the QHJ has not been maximally implemented by the Government of Aceh, especially Aceh
Tamiang District and Sabang City due to several constraints including budget, human resource
management and policy dissemination. This paper has implications for the change in the orientation of
the Aceh Government's political and legal policies to be more comprehensive in implementing Islamic law
in the future.