CHILD PARTICIPATION RIGHTS FRAMEWORKS AND THE ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE: RECONCILING CONVERGENCE AND IRRECONCILABLE DIVERGENCE

This paper compares how the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Islamic law approach children's participation rights. The CRC emphasizes children's autonomy and self-expression, while Islamic law structures participation within parental authority and moral guidance. The paper identifies key differences: Islamic law limits legal decision-making for pre-pubescent children and frames obedience to parents as foundational, whereas the CRC treats expression and freedoms as enforceable rights. The study concludes that these frameworks have both convergent points and irreconcilable differences in how they define children's participation.

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