Muslim states and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A special reference to Malaysia

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the only human rights treaty to which all Muslim States are parties. The main objective of this paper is to look into the difficulties of Muslim States in the implementation of the Convention and a special reference is given to the Malaysian experie...

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Main Author:	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	K Law (General)
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spelling	iium-274042012-12-14T07:48:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27404/ Muslim states and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A special reference to Malaysia Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein K Law (General) The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the only human rights treaty to which all Muslim States are parties. The main objective of this paper is to look into the difficulties of Muslim States in the implementation of the Convention and a special reference is given to the Malaysian experience. The primary sources of reference are country reports by States parties and concluding observations of the CRC Committee. First of all, the paper takes on the issue of whether Islamic law is a major stumbling block to the implementation of the Convention. The paper argues that as a religion of mercy, Islam is very much concerned about vulnerable people and that despite an unavoidable tension between Islamic law and certain provisions of the CRC, the two are not irreconcilable. The paper then assesses the validity of Malaysia’s reservations to the CRC and concludes with suggestions for changes in the domestic laws and policies of Malaysia to be in compliance with the CRC. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27404/1/Muslim_States_and_CRC%2C_%28Prof._Ghafur%2C_Innsbruck_Conference_2012%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27404/4/Conference_Invitation_letter_%28Prof._Ghafur%2C_Innsbruck_Conference%29%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27404/5/Innsbruck_Conference_Programme_%2814-15_June_1012%29.pdf Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein (2012) Muslim states and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A special reference to Malaysia. In: International Conference: Islam and International Law, 14-15 June 2012, Innsbruck, Austria, European Union. (Unpublished)
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description	The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the only human rights treaty to which all Muslim States are parties. The main objective of this paper is to look into the difficulties of Muslim States in the implementation of the Convention and a special reference is given to the Malaysian experience. The primary sources of reference are country reports by States parties and concluding observations of the CRC Committee. First of all, the paper takes on the issue of whether Islamic law is a major stumbling block to the implementation of the Convention. The paper argues that as a religion of mercy, Islam is very much concerned about vulnerable people and that despite an unavoidable tension between Islamic law and certain provisions of the CRC, the two are not irreconcilable. The paper then assesses the validity of Malaysia’s reservations to the CRC and concludes with suggestions for changes in the domestic laws and policies of Malaysia to be in compliance with the CRC.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_facet	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_sort	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
title	Muslim states and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A special reference to Malaysia
title_short	Muslim states and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A special reference to Malaysia
title_full	Muslim states and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A special reference to Malaysia
title_fullStr	Muslim states and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A special reference to Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Muslim states and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A special reference to Malaysia
title_sort	muslim states and implementation of the convention on the rights of the child: a special reference to malaysia
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/27404/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27404/1/Muslim_States_and_CRC%2C_%28Prof._Ghafur%2C_Innsbruck_Conference_2012%29.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/27404/4/Conference_Invitation_letter_%28Prof._Ghafur%2C_Innsbruck_Conference%29%29.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/27404/5/Innsbruck_Conference_Programme_%2814-15_June_1012%29.pdf
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Muslim states and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A special reference to Malaysia

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