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Challenges to Safeguard Basic Needs, Education and Health of Children: A Comparative Analysis of UNCRC 1989 and Islamic Law


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Title: Challenges to Safeguard Basic Needs, Education and Health of Children: A Comparative Analysis of UNCRC 1989 and Islamic Law

Authors: *Usman Rafiq

Journal: Jihat-ul-Islam

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Publisher: University of the Punjab Lahore

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2018

Volume: 12

Issue: 1

Language: English

Keywords: Child RightsUNCRC 1989Islāmic LawHuman Rights

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Abstract

United Nations Conventions of the Rights of the Child 1989 is the most important on the child rights at present. It is an established fact that nearly all the countries had ratified it. Analyzing eye shows that basic needs i.e. nutrition, housing and clothing, education and health have got the status of necessity of life nowadays, especially for children because they are almost unable to live without these requirements. So, these are considered the major causes of harm and danger to children lives. In presence of this convention, it is an established fact that these problems do not come to an end, instead they increase day by day. So, this works as challenge for the convention. Moreover, it shows that there are some deficiencies in the convention that’s why the situation of child comes more severe gradually all over the world. Thus, need is to explore these deficiencies. Islamic law is a complete code of life. Therefore, it is need of the time to identify its principle and rules for protection of child rights especially for their basic needs education and health because it is ready to assist the international community for better care of children. This article is a comparison and analysis of these two systems with the hope that it may help to protect the children.


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