THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD: THE CHILD RIGHTS ACT 2003 AND THE MAQĀṣID AL- SHARĪʿAH PERSPECTIVE ON CHILD’S RIGHT TO HEALTHCARE

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dc.contributor.authorAbdulraheem Taofeeq Abolaji
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-20T11:45:49Z
dc.date.available2026-04-20T11:45:49Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe best interests of a child are a fundamental principle under the Nigerian Child Rights Act, 2003, requiring consideration in all decisions affecting a child’s healthcare. Similarly, Maqasid al-Sharia (the higher objectives of Islamic Law) contains robust provisions for child protection. Despite this framework, an under-five mortality rate still stands at 102/1,000. This article compares how the Child Rights Act 2003 and the Maqāṣid Sharīʿah operationalise the "best interest of the child" in medical decisions. The article employs a doctrinal method, which includes analyses of primary and secondary data. It is found that twelve (12) northern states show Sharīʿah adoption cut infant deaths by 36% and raised vaccination uptake 30%, yet 1.3 million under-fives remain partially immunised where parental refusals persist. The article concludes that both legal frameworks- through the CRA’s judicial override provision and Maqāṣid’s imperative of hifs al nafs (protection of life) provide authoritative grounds for authorising life-saving medical treatment
dc.identifier.citationVolume 10, No. 1
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/17491
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublished by: Department of Sharia, Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
dc.subjectHealthcare
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectbest-interest
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.titleTHE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD: THE CHILD RIGHTS ACT 2003 AND THE MAQĀṣID AL- SHARĪʿAH PERSPECTIVE ON CHILD’S RIGHT TO HEALTHCARE

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